X00319 Mary Ann Foster Hardy Death information

Last week, I wrote about X00315, finding the date of death for Jonadab Hardy. Although I've successfully managed to find his date of death, I still haven't been able to locate the date of death for his wife, Mary Ann Foster Hardy.

Mary Ann Foster was born about 1832 in Lower Canada (now Quebec) [D01351, D01600, D02255, D03280]. She married Johnadab Hardy in the early 1850s, based on the birth dates of their children.

I have found her in the 1901 census [D03280] living with her son John George Hardy, but nothing beyond that. As established in last week's post, Johndab died in 1906. Unfortunately on his death registration where it indicates if he was single, married or a widower, it's not entirely clear:

The letter could either be an "M" or a "W". It's also formed differently from the other M's and W's on the page, so it's difficult to tell by comparison. This is unfortunate because it could at least give us an indication of whether she died before or after 1906. There is a Mary Ann Foster who died in Toronto in 1910, aged 77 years, but it's difficult to determine whether that is her or not.

So, unless I can find a death record, a later census record or even evidence that she remarried, I'm going to have to look into other sources such as newspapers to see if I can find any further information.

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Sources:
[D01351] 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 140, sub-district A, Toronto Township, p. 14, dwelling 66, family 67; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca.

[D01600] 1861 census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Peel, district 7, Toronto Township; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca.

[D02255] 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, district 119, sub-district St. Stephen's Ward, Toronto City, p. 150, dwelling B2/6, family 678; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry.ca,Ancestry.

[D03280] 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 103, sub-district D-3, Toronto Township, p. 2, dwelling 19, family 19; RG 31; digital images.