Person:Stephen Cady (2)

== Biography ==The birth of Stephen Cade, son of Joseph and Sary, was recorded at Groton, Massachusetts, on 16 June 1701.^[1] He was the sixth child of his parents, and the last of their children to be born at Groton. Not long after Stephen's birth, the family removed to Killingly, Connecticut.^[2] Stephen's father, Joseph Cady, bought 150 acres of land in Aspinock (later called Killingly and now Putnam), Connecticut, on 20 January 1703 and disposed of his real estate in Groton on 22 February 1702/3.^[3] Stephen Cady resided at Killingly during the remainder of his life. On 23 September 1742 he bought 113 acres of land in Killingly from his father and on 4 July 1759 he bought two tracts of land from Thomas Sumner. Allen describes him as "a man of means and prosperous" and notes that the Register of Deeds identifies him as a mason. Stephen Cady was married at Killingly (in the Old Congregational Church at North Killingly, now in Putnam, Connecticut) on 20 March 1723^[4] to Abigail Lee, daughter of Samuel and Mary Lee of Killingly.^[5] Their children, all born at Killingly, were:^[5]

1. Samuel b Feb 24 1724 # Martha born Oct 14 1725, married Elisha Hopkins; died in Providence in September 1815. Her husband served in the Revolutionary army, first as private, later as Captain and Adjutant; was taken prisoner at Long Island Aug 1776; exchanged and served to end of war. He died Nov 18 1798.
2. Mercy b Aug 23 1729
3. Isaiah b April 22 1732
4. Jeremiah, baptized Woodstock, Connecticut, on May 18 1735# Sarah, born July 4 1737, married July 13 1758 Josiah Chaffee of Woodstock, Connecticut# Rhoda, born May 5 1739 m Aug 5 1759 James Chaffee of Woodstock, Connecticut.

Stephen Cady died at Killingly, Connecticut, on 21 June 1785 "in the 85th y. of his age."^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, page 48.
2. ↑ Allen, page 25.
3. ↑ Allen, page 23.
4. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. 1902. Republication: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Book 5, page 34. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Allen, page 41.
6. ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Killingly, page 36. "CADY, Stephen, d. June 21, 1785, in the 85th y. of his age."

== Acknowledgments ==* This person was created through the import of Stephens Family History 03302011.GED on 31 March 2011. * Thanks to David Mahony for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by David and others.

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