I have recently added some pictures of William Cassidy in his Fireman's
uniform. Might be from 1870-1880. Soon will add some more. Meanwhile
have a look:
http://phoenix.liu.edu/~dfjensen/CASS/cassw.htm
THE CASSIDY FAMILY
Family tradition has it that William Cassidy came to America when he was
14 (1861) from Tralee(?) Mayo(?). Unable to find
work he volunteered to serve with the Union Army in a New York outfit.
(We have not checked any Civil War records yet.) A
Civil War sword was, lamentably, thrown out when the Barbieris moved out
of the Lenox Road house in the 50's. Information
below was partly drawn from a 1900 census record. We know from a
reference in correspondence that Ellen was Mamie's
Aunt, but we're not sure whether she was from the Cassidy or the O'Brien
side. Mamie was a suffragette. We are currently not
aware of any surviving Cassidy relatives but they're out there
somewhere.
Grandfather Cassidy
...Ellen (?)
...William b1847- m. Bridgit O'Brien b1852-
......Tim
......Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" b1879-d12/9/56 m. William Fuller Kelliher
b5/10/1872-d3/15/1945
......(See Kelliher chart for descendants of William and Mary.)
......Edward -d1949 m. Nell (Noname)
..........No children.
......John b1885- may have been a NYPD officer 1898-1902
......Helen b1892-
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Dennis