New England Families

Narrative

Boston Globe, July 28, 1909, page 9
Henry J Mayer
East Boston Boy, Whose Body Was Recovered in the Harbor Yesterday

... Grappling irons were used, and after much effort John Hankard brought the body of the boy to the surface yesterday. ...

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Birth	July 11, 1881	Massachusetts, United States		1
	General Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (at ancestry.com) John Hankard born Jul 11, 1881, at 4 Endicott, Boston parents: John and Hannah, both born in and residing in Boston father a boilermaker Partially transcribed at: "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4YB-LB5 : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Hankard, 11 Jul 1881.			1
Census	June 1, 1900	East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States	1900 John Hankard household
	General 1900 Census, Ward 2, Precinct 6, Boston, ED 1179 Sheet 12, dwelling 119, family 262 Enumerated June 8, 1900 by Michael F McLaughlin at 292 Marginal St Hankard, John, head, 52, July 1847, widowed, ship fitter, navy yard John, son, 19, July 1880, boiler maker Mary, dau, 18, Sept 1881, James, son, 16, Nov 1883, William, son, 10, Aug 1889, Caroline, dau, 7, Aug 1892, Thomas, son, 5, Aug 1894, All children: single. All born in Mass. John Sr's parents born in Ireland. [found by browsing. not indexed anywhere.]
Census	May 2, 1910	Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, United States	8 Highwood Street
	General 1910 Federal Census, Maine, Kennebec Co., 1st Ward of Waterville Series T624, Roll 542, page 56, E.D. 121, Sheet 17A May 2, 1910 Renting at 8 Highwood St. Hankard, John, A, head, 29, married 1x, for 8 years, born in Massachusetts, parents in Ireland, boilermaker at a car shop ------, Abbie E., wife, 29, 2nd marriage, for 8 years, two children, two alive, born in Maine, parents also ----------, John, son, 6, born in Maine, father in Massachusetts, mother in Maine Heise, Herman, son, 12, born in Massachusetts, father in Germany, mother in Maine "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MR34-G9F : accessed 14 May 2014), John A Hankard, Waterville Ward 1, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 17A, family 332, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374555.
Residence	May 2, 1910	Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, United States
	General living at 8 Highwood Street, Waterville, Maine, when the 1910 Census was taken
Occupation	May 2, 1910		boilermaker at a car shop
	General working as a boilermaker at a car shop when the 1910 census was taken
Draft Registration	September 12, 1918	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States	Draft Registration, John A Hankard	2
	General WWI Draft Registration Sept 12, 1918 John Aloysius Blanchard 58 London St, E Boston, Mass age 37, born July 12, 1881 in the United States occupation: boilermaker, Hodges Boiler Wks, Summer St, E Boston contact:Abbie E Hankard, 58 London St, E.B. brown eyes, dark grey hair medium height and build "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZN2-FDV : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Aloysius Hankard, 1917-1918; citing East Boston City no 2, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1684761.			2
Census	January 7, 1920	East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States	27 Falcon Street, East Boston
	General 1920 Federal Census, Ward 1, (East) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Series T625, Roll 728, page 41, E.D. 3, Sheet 9B. Jan 7, 1920 Renting at 27 Falcon St. Hankard, John, 38, born in Massachusetts, parents also, mechanic at a boiler works ------, Abbie, 38, born in Maine, parents also -----, Herman, 21, born in Massachusetts, father also, mother in Maine, clerk, insurance ----, John J., 16, born in Massachusetts, father also, mother in Maine Herman Heise had evidently been adopted by John Hankard between 1910 and 1920. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFM4-KDV : accessed 14 May 2014), John Hankard, Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820728.
Residence	January 7, 1920	East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
	General living at 27 Falcon Street when the 1920 census was taken
Occupation	January 7, 1920		mechanic at a boiler works
	General working as a mechanic at a boiler works when the 1920 census was taken
Death	January 27, 1930	Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
	General 1930 Beverly City Directory: Hankard Abbie E widow John A h 390 Cabot John A died Jan 27 1930 John J (Lucy) (203 Essex S) bds 390 Cabot
Burial	January 29, 1930	Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States		3a
	Event Note Hankard headstone John A 1881 - 1930 Abbie F 1880 - 1939 HANKARD photo received from descendant of Abbie's brother William Paige, July 2018. Event Note Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, plot records owner: January 27, 1930, Abbey E Hankard, of 390 Cabot St, Beverly 1 grave Path 12 south of St Bridget Ave, Grave 70 East buried: John A Hankard, January 29, 1930, age 49y 6m 15d, grave 70 Abbie E Hankard, March 15, 1939, 68y, grave 70			3a

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	John A Hankard	July 11, 1853	January 16, 1908
Mother	Hannah Maria Keegan	February 25, 1859	May 15, 1899
	John Aloysius Hankard	July 11, 1881	January 27, 1930
Sister	Mary Hankard	September 24, 1882
Brother	James Hankard	November 7, 1883	September 16, 1914
Sister	Dorothea Hankard	June 28, 1887	May 9, 1888
Brother	William Hankard	August 7, 1889
Sister	Caroline Hankard	August 1892
Brother	Thomas Hankard	February 7, 1895
Brother	Charles Hankard	1897	September 19, 1897

Families

Family of John Aloysius Hankard and Abigail Elizabeth Page

Married

Wife

Abigail Elizabeth Page ( b. July 31, 1880 d. March 12, 1939 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Marriage	November 22, 1902	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
	General November 22, 1902 in Boston John Hankard, 21, a boiler maker of 4 Jeffries St, born in Boston parents: John Hankard and Hannah Keegan and Abbie E Heise (maiden name: Page), living at home, 144 Webster St, born in Bangor Me parents: Oscar S Page and Martha E Cowan First marriage for John, second for Abbie. Married by James O Fallon, J.P. of 2767 Washington St source: Mass Register of Vital Records, Marriages, Year: 1902 Vol. 527 Page: 236 and "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4QT-5H3 : accessed 24 Dec 2013), John Hankard and Abbie E. Page Heise, 1902.

Narrative

November 22, 1902 in Boston
John Hankard, 21, a boiler maker of 4 Jeffries St, born in Boston
parents: John Hankard and Hannah Keegan
Abbie E Heise (maiden name: Page), living at home, 144 Webster St, born in Bangor Me
parents: Oscar S Page and Martha E Cowan
First marriage for John, second for Abbie. Married by James O Fallon, J.P. of 2767 Washington St

source:
Marriage Record
Mass Register of Vital Records, Marriages
Year: 1902 Vol. 527 Page: 236
and
"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4QT-5H3 : accessed 24 Dec 2013), John Hankard and Abbie E. Page Heise, 1902.

Children