Hardisty | Slavi. Cree, Metis, Saulteaux | Surname Anchor Post

Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.

SURNAME NOTES | HARDISTY

Purpose:
The goal of these Surname Anchor Posts is to answer these questions: Based on settler documents, has my surname ever been associated with indigenous people in what is now called Canada? If so, where and when did it occur? And finally, with which specific peoples was my surname associated? Note: These posts are just a Finding Aide to help you continue with your own in-depth research. This project is constantly updated but will never be complete.
Regions:
These are the regions where this surname appears in census and/or marriage documents: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, The Territories. Note: Please see the Census District section down below for links to posts with more location-based information.
Ethnicity:
These are the ethnicities recorded for this surname in census records as well as Metis scrip and marriage documents: Slavi. Cree, Metis, Saulteaux. Note: Please see the Census District section below for links to census posts that list ethnicity by location.
Associated surnames:
These are the surnames of spouses for this surname. Note: Please see the Marriages section down below to reach posts containing my marriage transcriptions.
Allen / Allan, Cherchoo, Davey
Gaudet, McDougall, Penwick, Rowland
Sailors, Sutherland
Taylor, Turner
Wesley
Misc: –
This is where I place scattered bits of information from my Archives.
Richard Hardisty (son of Willam Lucas Hardisty & Mary Ann Allen, and grandson of Richard Disty & Margaret Sutherland) was the son of For Simpson’s Chief Factor.He unfortunately died young (Source” Gariel Dumont Institute, Link below) – “Six, a.m., May 12. — Hardisty breathed his last at five this morning without regaining consciousness. His wound was a terrible one, the wound entering the right side of the head, passing along over the ear towards the back, fracturing the skull and shattering the brain severely. He never knew what hurt him. There is general regret in the camp, Dick being a favorite. Today is the fourth day of fighting, the only apparent loss inflicted on the enemy being the loss of ammunition, and the skirmishers advanced as usual this morning.”