Hi everyone,
I'm still hanging in there, awaiting test results of what hopefully is a
minor heart problem. Summertime has arrived here in Michigan, a state
where many of the New England and New York Cadys ended up. Even though
there are now power lines, sub-divisions and factories, I can still imagine
how wonderful the green June landscape appeared to those early settlers,
after the hardships of the long, cold winter.
Would you each take a moment and write to the group who your favorite Cady
ancestor might be, and why? He or she might be the most elusive, or the
hardest-working, or the most adventuresome or colorful--anything that
appeals to you.
I, out of necessity, choose Sarah Cady (since I have been unable to find
her parents or any other family!) She was a family matriarch who lived
into her 90's and loved to tell reporters about the old days--here is a
line form her obit, February 27, 1932: "She frequently discussed
modern-day methods and recalled the time when ox teams were required to get
through the muddy roads and fields and the later introducation of the
horseless buggy." I believe Sarah left Massachusetts after her marriage to
Lution Fairfield in 1854, and journied to Steuben County, New York, where
he worked as a laborer in Urbana and she boarded with a family in South
Pulteney. What a way to start a marriage! Their first four children were
born in New York. After about ten years, they left for St. Clair County,
Michigan where she lived out her life. My dad remembers her well, and says
she was quite strong-willed--one would have to be to survive as a pioneer
in those days, I think!
Looking forward to hearing from you all...
Suzanne
Cady List Manager