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John Henry Cassidy

Born
1 Jan 1838
Died
1 Jan 1893
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to New York/Born in Ireland

Family Tree Janel Rice-Hauk

Janel Rice-Hauk

parents:

  • father: Ehrmon Wayne Rice
  • Mother: Kathleen Ann Brigham

Kathleen’s parents/my Maternal Grandparents:

Robert Brigham’s Parents/my Great Grandparents

  • Mary Cassidy
  • Married to: Rosco Frank Brigham (6/21/1888-6/25/1926)

Mary’s parents/Great-Great Grandparents

  • Martin Cassidy (c.1861 - 1917)
  • Death certificate lists parents: Martin Cassidy & Julia O’Brien but believe his father was John Henry Cassidy
  • Married to:
  • Anna Agnes Wagner Cassidy (1862 - 1912)
  • Born in NY, parents from Poland
  • Lived in Corry, PA

Children:

- Mary Cassidy (my great-great grandmother)

- Michael Cassidy (d. 1918 in action WWI)

- Hanna Cassidy

- Frances Cassidy

- William Cassidy

- Martin Cassidy

Martin’s parents , my Great-Great-Great Grandparents:

  • John Henry Cassidy (c.1838 - 1893)
  • Born in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland
  • Died: Vestle, NY / Brooke County
  • Married to:
  • Katherine Julia Finnigan (c.1843 - 1871)
  • Immigrated 1860 (ship Neptune)
  • Died: Schoharie, NY

Robert Brigham paternal side:

Father- Roscoe Brigham born on 6/21/1888 in Carter Hill, PA

died 6/25/1926 in Corry, PA

father: Frank Cushing Brigham 12/14/1858-06/09/1932 born in Fredonia, NY

mother: Elizabeth Jane Kinney, Ohio, Born on February 22, 1864, died May 21, 1920 in Corry, Pennsylvania

Children: Ruth Elaine Drace, Alice Marie Lutton, Roscoe Frank Brigham, Louise Van Tassel

Frank’s parents:

Father: Wesley Hervey Brigham 5/13/1819, Born May 13, 1819 in Fredonia, New York died April 10, 1906 in Corry, Pennsylvania

Mother: Harriet Newell Smith Brigham, Born May 17, 1819 In Dunkirk, New York, died April 6, 1905 in Cory, Pennsylvania

Children: Ella Sophia Brigham

Charles Fidelio Brigham

James Risley Brigham

Edward L. Brigham

Frank Cushing Brigham

Mary Brigham

Wesley’s Parents

father: James Brigham 11/06/1782, Died January 31, 1861 in Fredonia New York

Mother: Fanny J Risley Brigham, born in 1793 in East, Hartford Connecticut. Died on April 12 and 1869 in Fredonia New York

James’ parents

Mother: Abigail Willams 02/26/1764-8/21/1828 born in Marlborough, Middlesex, County, Massachusetts, Died in Fredonia, New York

Father: John Brigham 04/16/1758-8/20/1828 born in Marlborough, Middlesex, County, Massachusetts, Died in Fredonia, New York

children:

James Brigham

John Brigham

Walter Brigham

Abigail Risley

John, son of Joel and Mary (Church) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Massachusetts, 16 April 1758; died in Chadwick Bay, New York, 20 August 1828; married, in 1779-80, Abigail, daughter of James and Abigail (Ward) Williams of Marlboro and Rutland, Vermont, born 26 February 1764; died in Chadwick Bay the next day after her husband, and they were interred in one grave at Fredonia, New York.

He was a soldier in the wars of 1775 and 1812. In 1790 he moved to Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, and in 1795 to Madison, New York., and in 1808 to Chadwick Bay, where he took up a tract of wild land, built a log house and opened a farm. A principal street, leading out of Dunkirk village and first opened by him, bears his name. He was a highly respected and honored citizen.

Children, the two eldest born in Marlboro:

223. i. John, born 07 October 1780

224. ii. James, born 06 November 1782

225. iii. Walter

226. iv. Nabby, baptized in Fitzwilliam, 13 March 1791.

Source: The History of the Brigham Family

Pages: 145-146

JOEL^, son of Joel* and Mary (Church) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 April, 1751; died in New Marlboro, Mass., about 1840;

John’s Parents:

father: Joel Brigham, Born 2 Oct 1714 in Marlboro, Massachusetts

Died Apr 1797 at age 82 in Madison, New York

mother: Mary (Church) Brigham, Born 22 Jun 1717 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Died 1783 at about age 65 in Marlboro, Massachusetts

Joel’s parents:

father: Jonathan Brigham Born about 22 Feb 1674 [uncertain] in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Died 4 Jan 1768 at about age 93 in Marlborough

mother : Mary (Fay) Brigham, born 10 Feb 1675 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 9 Nov 1751 at age 76 in Marlborough

johnathan’s parents:

father: Thomas Brigham

Born 9 Mar 1641 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 25 Nov 1717 at age 76 in Marlborough

mother : Mary (Rice) Brigham

Born 19 Sep 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Died 30 May 1695 at age 48 in Marlborough

Thomas Sr.’s parents:

father: Thomas Brigham Born 1603 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England

Died 8 Dec 1653 at about age 50 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

mother: Mercy (Unknown) Hunt Born about 1618 [uncertain] in England

Died 22 Dec 1693 at about age 75 in Marlboro,

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John Henry Cassidy