Person:Benijah Cady (1)

Biography

Notes for Benejah CadyHe was baptized in Killingly, Conn. April 15,1716. He lived in Plainfield, Conn. and in Smithfield, R.I. he was married twice, first to Mary Nichols. His second was Patience Shippe. BENIJAH4 CADY, (William3, Capt. Joseph 2 , Nicholas 1), bapt. Killingly, Conn., April 15, 1716; m. Jan. II, 1747/ 8, Mary Nichols; shed. Jan. 2, 1750/ 1. Hem. (2) Sept. 13, 1759, Patience Shippee. At the time of his first marriage he was of Plainfield, and later removed to Smithfield, R. I. Child by first marriage, b. Plainfield, Conn. :i. Nicholas, b. Nov. 4, 1748; d. young. Children by second marriage, b. Smithfield, R. I.: ii. Mary, b. March 3, 1761. iii. Elias, b. Sept. 8, 1763. iv. Phebe, b. Nov. IO, 1766. v. Anna, b. May 2, 1769; m. Jan. 30, 1792, Gideon Mann of Smithfield, R. I. v1. William, b. Aug. 31, 1771. vu. Nicholas, b. Jan. 20, 1774. viii. Sylvanus, b. Oct. 15, 1777; m. Jan. 29, 1802, Sabra Whipple Shippee, dau. of Thomas of Gloucester, R.I. G9. ABIJAH4 CADY, (William3, Capt. Joseph Father of CADY, Elias Birth: Sep. 7, 1756 Death: Mar. 31, 1853Born in Providence, RI September 7, 1756. Died March 31, 1853; buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Holly Township, Oakland County, MI. ^[1] Married: Oive BAKER of Providence, RI who died in Utica, NY 1838.Children: CADY : Seth B. / Rhoda / Mary / Sarah / Philinda / and Elias.

Son of: Benijah CadyDuring the first year of the Revolutionary War the boy took his musket and went to Boston, where he enlisted as a soldier and served as a member of George Washington's guard until the close of the war. He spent the winter at Valley Forge with Washington. He related that one night he accompanied General Washington on a reconnoitering expedition, returning at the break of day with information which enabled the army to make preparation to meet the enemy. At the end of the war he was married in a church in Providence, Rhode Island, to Olive Baker. Six children were born to them, Seth B., Rhoda, Mary, Sarah, Philinda and Elias. They moved to Utica, New York, where she died in 1838. He came with his son, Seth B., to Holly, Michigan. He died at the home of this same son at Genesee County and was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, two miles northwest of Holly. He was a pensioner.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 March 2022), memorial page for Elias Cady (7 Sep 1756–31 Mar 1853), Template:FindAGrave, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Holly, Oakland County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46795196) .

Acknowledgements

Cady Surname and the Census of 1850 1850 Listed Residence DOB Linage Elias Cady Holly, Oakland, MI 1758 ELIAS CADY (Benijah, William, Nicholas, Nic)

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