When Hezekiah Cady was born on 1 September 1748, in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ensign Jonas Cady, was 28 and his mother, Mary Green, was 20. He married Elizabeth M Foster on 16 January 1772, in Stafford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 May 1815, in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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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