Hart Family

Fred and Ella (Wyman) Hart and Their Descendants

Frederick Burdette Hart was born May 31, 1867 in Plymouth, CT, the son of Amos Bushnell and Almira Eliza (Gaylord) Hart. Fred was a descendant of Deacon Stephen Hart, one of the original founders of Hartford, CT. Fred came to Blandford sometime after 1880. It is not known why he came to Blandford from Plymouth, Ct, but a distant Hart relative, Ella's grandmother, Emily (Hart) Aldrich was living in Blandford in 1880. There is a story told by Fred's grandson, Hilton Hart, that in March of 1888 Fred walked about 45 miles back to his home town to buy a pair of oxen. On his return as he got near Blandford, it began to snow. It was very fortunate that he made it back to Blandford as that snow was the beginning of the Blizzard of 1888.
He married Ella Louise Wyman In 1892. They had a small farm on South Street and eventually sold it and moved to Russell Road in the center of Blandford where they ran a boarding house.
You can read more about the boarding house in the memoirs of Esther (Hart) Ripley: https://www.blandfordhistoricalsociety.org/esther-hart-ripley.html#/

Frederick Burdette and Ella (Wyman) Hart
The photo on the left Is probably a wedding photo which would have been in 1892

Frederick Burdette and Ella (Wyman) Hart

Frederick and Ella (Wyman) Hart

Fred and Ella (Wyman) Hart

Fred and Ella Hart with Fred's brother, Elbert and his wife, Freda

Elmer Ely Hart

Bernice, Erwin, Elaine, Hilton and Glenn Hart,
children of Elmer and Edna (Wyman) Hart

Hilton and Elaine Hart
dressed for the wedding of Mae Wyman to Sven Anderson, Jr.
June 27, 1936

Hilton Dwight Hart

Dr. Percy Shurtleff holding twins Lois and Louise Hart, 1920

Lois and Louise Hart, daughters of Wallace and Clara (Candee) Hart

Elmer, Edna, Bernice, Erwin, Elaine, Hilton and Glenn Hart

Hilton Hart and beagle

Hilton Hart and dog

Edna (Wyman) Hart holding Hilton Hart

Hilton Hart, 1949 High School Yearbook Photo

Harts: Back row: Bernice, Edna, Hilton, Elmer. Front row: Elaine, Erwin

The home of Elmer and edna (Wyman) Hart on Birch Hill Road. Taken around 1970.

Children of Edna and Elmer Hart: Bernice and Elaine in back; Glenn, Erwin and Hilton in front

Spring, 1912, Mary Jackman (seated), Elmer, Ella, behind twins Hubert and Herbert, Esther far right and Elbert in front of Elmer. *Elbert is a ‘probable’ because he would have been 2 years old and Esther 4 years old. Maybe taken at South Street house.

Elmer Hart

Robert Allen, Kenneth Hart, John Peebles

Pontiac (pre 1941) owned by Elmer Hart until the end of World War II. This photo was taken when the Harts were renting at the home owned by Mrs. Burr. Glenn and Hilton are in the rumble seat.

Elmer and Edna (Wyman) Hart

Skating at Hayden's Pond: Glenn Hart, Duane Wyman, Hilton Hart

Shoveling snow, Hart house on Birch Hill Road. Elmer, Hilton, Glenn and maybe Erwin.

From Ester (Hart) Ripley: My father's (Fred Hart) brother Elbert had an ice cream and candy store in Brooklyn, NY on 262 5th Avenue. He made all the ice cream and candy. He thought mama and papa could make their fortune making ice cream. He had the 5-gallon cans and tubs shipped to them. He came to show them how to make it. My mother's brother, Percy (3.25), had Jersey cows. Jersey cows gave very rich milk. The milk and cream were bought from them. It was turned by the motor my father used to saw the wood. All ingredients were put in the can and turned. When the cover was taken off it was all sweet vanilla butter. I think it was the third try before the cream was cut down enough and replaced by milk to have it come out right. They made and sold quite a lot of ice cream: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pineapple and peach. They didn't make their fortune though.
Back row: Esther (Hart) Ripley holding Harold Ripley, David Ripley, Edna (Wyman) Hart, Ella (Wyman) Hart, Fred Hart, Clara (Candee) Hart, Wallace Hart, *Ira Bates Third row: Elmer Hart, Emily (Hart) Cady, Henrietta (Chamberlain) Hart, Frederick Hart, Marion Hart
Second row: Elaine Hart, Gordon Cady, Austin Cady, unknown, Frank Hart, Hubert Hart, Herbert Hart
Front row, left to right: Erwin Hart, Edward Cady, Lois Hart, Bernice Hart, Louise Hart, *John Woods

Hart Siblings, children of Fred and Ella Hart
left to right: Kenneth, Marion (Hart) Davidson, Hubert, Herbert, Elbert, Esther (Hart) Ripley, Elmer and Wallace

Lee Wyman and Elmer Hart

Fred Hart and Leslie Hart (male) are in the photo but we aren't sure which two they are. The boy in the back row, third from left looks like a Hart. June 27, 1912

Left to right: Emily, Elmer, Elbert, Kenneth, Ella, Wallace, Fred, Frederick, Marion, Esther, Hubert. Taken July 4, 1927

July 4, 1927, Back row: Emily (Hart) Cady, Clarence Cady, Elbert Hart, Clara (Candee) Hart, Hubert Hart, Wallace Hart, Henrietta (Chamberlain) Hart, Frederick Hart, Esther Hart, Herbert Hart, Ella (Wyman) Hart, Fred Hart, Edna (Wyman) Hart, Elmer Hart, Elaine Hart
Front row: Edward Cady, Lois Hart, Frank Hart, Louise Hart, Kenneth Hart, Austin Cady, Erwin Hart, Bernice Hart, Marion Hart, Gordon Cady
Taken July 4, 1927

Ella (Wyman) Hart holding baby Elmer, with Laura Bell and Aunt Deal or Del. Taken in 1897.

Marion Hart and Marjorie Bodurtha

Hilton, Glenn and Bernice Hart

Kenneth Hart C1920

Hilton Hart and Glenn Hart

Frank Hart and Lillian Wyman

Hilton Hart

Glenn Hart

Elaine Hart

Erwin Hart

Elaine Hart

Back row: Edward Cady, Hubert Hart, Erwin Hart
Front row: Hilton Hart, Stanley Ripley, Richard Hart, Elaine Hart, Bobby Harris, Harold Ripley, Bernard Hart

Back row: Edward Cady, ?, Elaine Hart
Front Row: ?, Hilton Hart, Glenn Hart, Richard Hart, Stanley Ripley, Harold Ripley, Bernard Hart

Joan Shepard, Lynn Anderson, Hilton Hart, maybe Glenn Hart, Duane Wyman.

Hilton and Bernice Hart. Skating on Hayden's Pond

Fred and Ella Hart with granddaughters Joanne Hart and Diana Davidson. Also seen is Edna (Wyman) Hart.

Gordon Cady and Joanne Hart

Genevieve Hart, Kenneth Hart, Marion Davidson,
Joanne Hart, Tim Davidson, Diana Davidson

Bernice and Erwin Hart

Kenneth Hart

Donna Hart, James Hart, Joanne Hart

Shucking Corn
Bernice, Edna and Hilton Hart

Hilton and Glenn Hart, Birch Hill Road

Hilton Hart and Glenn Hart

Kenneth Hart, Genevieve (Rabtor) Hart, Joanne Hart

Herbert Hart, Dorothy (Baker) Hart and Richard Hart

Stanley Ripley, David Ripley, Esther (Hart) Ripley, Harold Ripley

Louise (Hart) Wolfe, Agnes Wolfe, Frederick Wolfe and daughter Judith Wolfe. Louise was the daughter of Wallace Hart

Elbert Hart, Yvonne (Robichaud) Hart, Douglas Hart

Emilie (Rose) Hart, Donald Hart, William Hart, Hubert Hart

Yvonne (Robichaud) Hart and Douglas Hart

Archer and Marion (Hart) Davidson with
Timothy and Diana Davidson

William 'Billy' Hart and Joanne Hart

Austin and Elizabeth 'Icky' (Dineen) Cady with daughter, Mary and Austin's grandmother, Ella (Wyman) Hart

Kenneth Hart, C 1921

Hubert Hart, Herbert Hart, Louise Hart, Lois Hart, Harry Hart, Edna Hart

Florence Almira Hart, daughter of Fred and Ella (Wyman) Hart. Born March, 1899, died at 20 months old.

Herbert, Hubert, Marion and Kenneth Hart, children of Fred and Ella Hart

This is a Hart family gathering, July 10, 1955. I see Elmer and Edna. Bernice may be holding her daughter, Lois. Erwin Hart may be behind her. I see a Cady next to Elmer.

The Cady Brothers, Gordon, Austin and Edward. Sons of Clarence and Emily (Hart) Cady

Esther Hart Ripley, Edythe Wyman Wallbank, Blanche Porter Ripley

David and Esther (Hart) Ripley, Gordon and Gretchen (Winquist) Cady

Archer 'Bud' and Marion Hart Davidson

Marion Hart and Varian Wyman

Elbert Hart, Gordon Cady, Archer Bud Davidson, Hubert Hart

Kenneth Hart and Frances Britton

Marion Hart

Kenneth Hart, Marion Hart

Kenneth Hart

December 25, 1925. Hat, doll and carriage Christmas gifts.
Navy blue velvet hat was from my father. Aunt Minnie did curls in my hair. I was ten years old. Carriage and doll from my mother and father. I was the luckiest girl in the world.