Milton Henry Hardy
Milton Henry Hardy (1844-1905) was born 26 Sep. 1844 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was the son of Josiah G. Hardy and Sarah C. Parker. He married Elizabeth Smoot in Oct. 1879 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory. He was baptized 17 Oct. 1852. He was ordained by Wilford Woodruff to the office of High Priest on 29 May 1880, he corresponded with Wilford Woodruff from 1881 to 1891, and he spoke at several meetings that Wilford Woodruff attended. He died 23 Aug. 1905 in Provo, Utah Co., Utah.
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