Hardy Hitch Jr. ³

From "A Hitch Orchard" by Daisy Hitch Davies, 1931: "Hardy Hitch Jr. was probably a sailmaker like his father. During the Civil War he made army tents in Brooklyn. He, with his brother Ebenezer, joined the large number of men who went to California during the gold rush in 1849. A vessel had been fitted up in Fairhaven, MA. and sailed from there. Hardy came back in a few years but Ebenezer never returned."

In the Federal Census of 1830, Hardy Hitch is indicated in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts in a household comprised of three males age 20-30, one female age 15-20 and one female age 20-30.

In the Federal Census of 1850, Hardy Hitch is indicated in Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts (page 161, household 44) in a household as follows: - Hardy Hitch, age 43, sailmaker, born in MA - Hannah Hitch, age 40, born in RI - William F. Hitch, age 18, mariner, born in MA - Ansele S. Hitch, age 14, born in MA - Otis L. Hitch, age 12, born in MA - Charles H. Hitch, age 11, born in MA - Catherine Hitch, age 9, born in MA - Lucy Hitch, age 5, born in MA - Elizabeth Hitch, age 3, born in MA - Hardy Hitch, age 2, born in MA.

In the Massachusetts State Census of 1855, Hardy Hitch is listed in household 300 in the South District of Fairhaven as follows: - Hardy Hitch, sailmaker,age 49, born in MA - Hannah Hitch, age 45, born in MA - William F. Hitch, mariner, age 24, born in MA - Ansel S. Hitch, mariner, age 18, born in MA - Otis L. Hitch, sailmaker, age 17, born in MA - Charles H. Hitch, sailmaker, age 16, born in MA - Catherine J. Hitch, age 14, born in MA - Lucy F. Hitch, age 10, born in MA - Elizabeth H. Hitch, age 9, born in MA - Hardy Hitch Jr., age 7, born in MA - Edward A. Hitch, age 3, born in MA

In the Massachusetts State Census of 1865, Hardy Hitch is listed in household 416 in Fairhaven, Bristol County as follows: - Hardy Hitch, sailmaker, age 60, born in MA - Hannah Hitch, age 55, born in MA - William Hitch, mariner, age 34, born in MA - Ansel Hitch, mariner, age 28, born in MA - Otis Hitch, sailmaker, age 26, born in MA - Lucy Hitch, age 20, born in MA - Elizabeth Hitch, age 18, born in MA - Hardy Hitch, clerk, age 17, born in MA - Edward Hitch, age 13, born in MA.

Note MA Vital Records ay his tombstone indicates he died in 1903.

Hardy married Hannah Irish Little, daughter of Thomas Little and Susannah Irish, on 12 May 1829 in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA.^{1 2} (Hannah Irish Little was born on 22 Jun 1810 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI,^{1 11 12 13 14 15} died on 05 Dec 1903 in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA ¹ and was buried about 08 Dec 1903 in Woodside Cemetery, Main & Morgan Streets, North Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA ¹⁰.)