Person:James Cady (7)

== Biography ==James Cady was born on November 22, 1694 in Groton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of Joseph Cady (1666–1742) and Sarah Davis (1667–1742).^[1][2] James resided in Thompson parish, Kilingly, where his father gave him 50 acres of land on 1 April 1720.^[3] James purchased land of Richard Adams in 1716. Along with twenty other families that had gathered in the south part of Pomfret by 1720, they were in a peculiar geographic position. Their was a distinct, independent township between them and the main settlement that required a long journey over rough roads that was exceedingly difficult to traverse, making church attendance arduous. Some of the residents attended church in Canterbury. in 1728, the 32 inhabitants sought to incorporate as a town, but failed to obatain a charter. They then employed a minister, Mr. William Blossom, and chartered an ecclesiastical society in May 1731. A meeting house was erected in 1734 and organized by James Cady. It had original membership of ten men.^[4][5] James married Abigail Unknown (born about 1700). Their children were:* Bathsheba, bapt. Sept. i, 1717; m. Dec. 16, 1734, Baraciah Johnson. He d. before 1740.

• Prudence, bapt. June 8, 1718-1812* Abigail Cady (1726–1797), bapt. 29 May 1726; m. (probably) Jonathan Church, b. abt 1725, and had Amasa, Abigail, m. Wood; Mary, m. Campbell, whose son, Solomon Campbell, was long a member of Conress. * Penuel Cady (1732– ) ^[6]

Cady, James of Killingly, Conn, [died] from the kick of a horse at Canterbury while visiting his cousin Ezekiel Cady. Left widow and 4 children, Feb 2, 1732/3. ^[7] James died on February 4, 1732 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony, aged 38.^{[8][9] [10]}James Cady was buried in Aspinwall Cemetery, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut. His headstone is inscribed James Cady Died Febry ??? 1732 in the 39th Year of His AGE.^[11] Entries in the probate file of James Cady, dated from 1733 to 1736, indicate that his widow, Abigail, was the executrix of his estate, and that Abigail, the widow, had married Samuel Whitmore. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Groton p. 48 cited as Cade, James, s. Joseph and Sarah
2. ↑

   Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007011182; Image number: 310
   Template:FamilySearch Record (accessed 29 November 2024)
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   James Cade born on 22 Nov 1694 in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

3. ↑ Orrin Peer Allen. Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. 1645-1910. Palmer, Mass. 1910. An Open Library.org book. [1]
4. ↑ Descendants of Richard Church: Church, John A. (John Adams), 1843-1917' Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Mass. Pub: Rutland, Vt., Tuttle, 1913; Page 55 and Pages 85-86
5. ↑ History of Windham County, Connecticut. Bayles, Richard M. (Richard Mather): [2]
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-TMX : 11 February 2018), James Cady in entry for Penewell Cady, 01 Oct 1732; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1920, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014) Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Citing: Massachusetts > Boston: Various Newspapers > Death (Outside Boston) > Abbe-Johnson; News-Let. Template:Ancestry Record
8. ↑ Death: "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930"
   Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts
   Template:Ancestry Sharing (free access)
   Template:Ancestry Record (subscription required, accessed 29 November 2024)
   James Cady death about 1732, child of Joseph, in Canterbury.
9. ↑ Findagrave has image of headstone
10. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). Estate of Cady, James; Town of Killingly; Date 1735; No. 645; Windham Probate District; containing inventory and distribution. Images 999 - 1004. Template:Ancestry Record
11. ↑ Findagrave has image of headstone
12. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). Estate of Cady, James; Town of Killingly; Date 1735; No. 645; Windham Probate District; containing inventory and distribution. Images 999 - 1004. Template:Ancestry Record

See also:* Vital Records of Groton p. 48 cited as Cade, James, s. Joseph and Sarah*Orrin Peer Allen. Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. 1645-1910. Palmer, Mass. 1910. An Open Library.org book. [3] * U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1920, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014) Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Citing: Massachusetts > Boston: Various Newspapers > Death (Outside Boston) > Abbe-Johnson; News-Let. Template:Ancestry Record* Vital Records of Groton
Vital Records of Groton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume 1 -- Births, (Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute, 1926).

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