New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume III, by William Richard Cutter, 1915

The Cady Family

(II) James Cady, son of Nicholas Cady (q. v.), was born at Watertown, Massachusetts, August 28, 1655, died in Groton, Massachusetts, December 2, 1690. He married, June 14, 1678, Hannah Barron, who was born March 6, 1658, daughter of Ellis and Hannah (Hawkins) Barron. Ellis was the son of Ellis Barron, who was a freeman of Watertown in 1641. Hannah Hawkins was the daughter of Timothy Hawkins, of Watertown. Children: James, born at Watertown, April 1, 1679; John, about 1680; Daniel, mentioned below; Abigail, born about 1684; Elizabeth, at Groton, April 10, 1686; Aaron, Groton, April 7, 1688.

(III) Daniel, son of James Cady, was born at Groton, Massachusetts, about 1682, and died in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1744. In 1707 he moved from Groton to Killingly, then Aspinock, and settled on a farm next to that of his uncle, Captain Joseph Cady, returning to Killingly in 1730. He married Abigail Philbrick, who was born March 6, 1686-87, daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Barron) Philbrick.
Children, born in Groton: Ephraim. February 19, 1704-05; Amos, April 13, 1707. Born in Killingly:
Zeruiah, baptized September 9, 1711; Timothy, baptized September 23, 1716; Sarah, baptized November 23, 1716; Abigail, twin of Sarah; Jonas, mentioned below; Jedediah, unmarried; Lydia, baptized June 30, 1728; Jerusha, baptized October 10, 1738.

(IV) Ensign Jonas Cady, son of Daniel Cady, was born at Killingly, Connecticut, and baptized there October 18, 1719. He died February 28, 1775. In October, 1759, the general court of Connecticut commissioned Jonas Cady, Ensign of the 13th Company of the 5th Regiment. He married, October 22, 1746, Mary Green, of Killingly, who died January 6, 1823, aged ninety-four years. Children, born in Stafford; Hezekiah, mentioned below; Jesse, born in 1751; Henry, died November 5, 1755; twin daughters, born April 25, 1758, died soon; Jedediah, born October 6, 1759; Timothy, June 9, 1762.

(V) Deacon Hezekiah Cady, son of Ensign Jonas Cady, was born at Stafford, September 1, 1748, died May 22, 1815. He married, January 16, 1772, Elizabeth M. Foster, daughter of Rev Isaac Foster, of West Stafford, the first minister of the church there. He and his wife were members of the Congregational church in West Stafford, and he was a deacon of that church. She died November 1, 1830. Children, born at Stafford: Henry, October 31, 1772; Isaac Foster, June 10, 1774; Jonas, January 22, 1776; Hannah, June 14, 1778; Dorcas, January 14, 1780, died March 28, 1788; Elizabeth, February 28, 1787; Hezekiah, mentioned below; Timothy, November 10, 1789, died aged two years; John, December 13, 1792; Eunice, September 29, 1794.

VI) Hezekiah (2), son of Deacon Hezekiah (1) Cady, was born in Stafford, July 13, 1788, died January 24, 1840. He bought a farm in Hampton, Massachusetts. For a time he was engaged with his cousin, Welcome J. Cady, in the manufacture of matches. He belonged to the Masonic Order, and was knighted in Greenwich Encampment, Knights Templar. He married (first) March 14, 1811, Nancy Hale, of Enfield, Connecticut, born October 28, 1793, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Hale (see Hale V). She died July 2, 1822, and he married (second) September 10, 1822, Elvira S. Cobb, born September 15, 1799, died November 18, 1866. Children by first wife: Emily, born February 7, 1812, married, September 25, 1833, Alfred White (see White VIII); Son, June 7, 1814, died same day; Sophronia, May 2, 1816, died in three weeks; Amelia, July 23, 1819. By second wife, born in Hampden: Elvira Frances, July 7, 1823; Frances Elvira, October 24, 1824, died September 9, 1826; Henry S., August 24, 1826; Mary Ann Frances, November 12, 1828. died October 31, 1833; Lucius S., November 28, 1830, died November 10, 1832; Mariett, November 12, 1835; Marian, twin of Mariett, died in 1911.