When Richard Darius Canaday was born on 28 December 1840, in Vigo, Indiana, United States, his father, Richard I Canaday, was 41 and his mother, Mary Artman, was 37. He married Mary Hannah Cox on 12 September 1860, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Orange, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1880 and York, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 10 November 1907, in Phillips, Colorado, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Holyoke Memorial Park, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, United States.
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The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.
Altered form of Irish and Scottish Kennedy . Compare Canada and Cannaday .
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