Brief Life History of Henry Evans
When Henry Evans Cady was born on 20 July 1820, in Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Amos B. Cady, was 21 and his mother, Cynthia Smith, was 20. He married Betsy Elisabeth Johnson on 22 October 1844, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Benton, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Oneida Township, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died on 21 February 1914, in Palo, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 93.
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- Henry E Cody, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- Legacy NFS Source: Henre Evens Cady - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Henry Cady
- Henry Or Henry E Evans Or Cady, "United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk): variant of Caddy .
Breton and French: probably a variant or an altered form of Breton Cadic, a derivative of kad, cad (Old Breton cat) ‘battle’, applied as a nickname for a warrior. The surname Cady is found mainly in Maine-et-Loire, which borders Brittany; in Brittany itself and elsewhere in France it is rare.
Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Gäde (see Gade ), Göde (see Goede ), or Köthe, all from the medieval personal name Godo.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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