Abigail Cady

Abigail Lee married Stephen Cady, son of Joseph Cady and Sarah Davis, on 20 Mar 1723 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. (Stephen Cady was born on 16 Jun 1701 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts and died on 21 Jun 1785 in Killingly, Windham, Conn..)

Biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lee-5883

Abigail Lee was born in 1703 or 1704.[1] She was a daughter of Samuel and Mary Lee, who were of Killingly, Connecticut, at the time of her marriage.[2] She was married at Killingly (in the Old Congregational Church at North Killingly, now in Putnam, Connecticut) on 20 March 1723 to Stephen Cady of Killingly.[3][4]

Seven children were born to the marriage, in Killingly, Connecticut: [2]

1. Samuel, born February 24 1724
2. Martha, born October 14 1725, married Elisha Hopkins. He died Nov 18 1798; she died in Providence, Rhode Island, in September 1815. He served in the Revolutionary Army, first as private later as Captain and Adjutant. He was taken prisoner at Long Island in August 1776, exchanged and served to the end of the war.
3. Mercy, born August 23 1729
4. Isaiah b April 22 1732
5. Jeremiah, baptized in Woodstock, Connecticut, on 18 May 1735; no further record
6. Sarah, born July 4 1737; married Josiah Chaffee of Woodstock, Connecticutm on July 13 1758
7. Rhoda, born May 5 1739, married James Chaffee of Woodstock on August 5 1759

The death of Abigail Cady, wife of Stephen, was recorded at Killingly, Connecticut, on 18 October 1782, "in the 79th year of her age."

References

• Allen, O.P. (of Palmer, Massachusetts). "The Lee Family". Magazine of New England History, vol. 3, pp 48-61. 1893. GoogleBooks
• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr09/rr09_384.html#P17027
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mollard&id=I12286
• ”Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. 1645-1910” Page 11 - 12 GoogleBooks
• Allen, page 41.
• Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. 1902. Republication: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Book 5, page 34. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
• Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. vol. 93, Putnam. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
• Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Killingly, page 33.