Lived at Chillicothe, Ohio for 16 years as he was orphaned at the age of 16 when his mother and father and 3 of their children died of Milk Fever. He worked in his uncle's drug store in Chillicothe, Ohio, for 13 years.,1823 to 1836. He moved to Michigan where he spent one year and then to Wisconsin in 1837. He was a pioneer in Rochester, Wisconsin, and was postmaster in Rochester, Wisc. one source says, for 22 years. He also ran a drug store and candy shop. He was on the town board, deputy sheriff and Justice of Peace for years. He was an Odd Fellow, staunch Republican and member of the Congregational Church. Source of a lot of information was Cady Saga Pg 154 ( my Copy ) and my pictures of the cemetery. Also page 165. Conflicting dates for his second marriage. The dates used were from History of Racine and Kenosha Co- Rochester twp. Pg 661. The Racine Advocate Directory page 262 lists Cady, Henry, Confectionery, Ect. NE corner of State and Main. Duplicate information was found in History of Rochester pg 6 in the Rochester library. He was postmaster at Rochester 1873 - 1881 and 1889-1890. In 1991, Grey and Marge Abendroth were living in1992 in his home built in 1839 at 102 N State Street, Rochester, Wisc. He was buried from the Congregational Church in Rochester where he had been a member for 40 years. His birth was not recorded till years later when he was in Wisconsin. He seems to be the family lodestone for the slow moving gathering of the Cady Clan in Wisconsin. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1860 census June 1860 Rochester, Wisc. Shows Henry and wife and 6 children at home and Thomas, his brother, and his wife and four children all living together. 1850 census shows him a widower since his first wife died in 1849 and he remarried in 1851 The census shows him and 6 children at home and a Emily Armstead with her 3 months old son, Nelson. Due to the circumstances I would believe that Emily Armstead was hired housekeeper. The census shows him as owning 2000 dollars in real estate ----------------------------------------------------------------- A man by the name of Jerome Case came to Rochester in 1842 with a threshing machine that did not separate the trash from the grain. He employed a Stephen Thresher and they improved the machine using Mr. Cady's barn where the first trials were made, The machine was a success and Mr. Case went to Racine and made a fortune manufacturing Case farm implements. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Cady built a home on State Street and lived on the property known as " Cherry Hill " farm. When he returned to the village he took up his residence in a brick house next to his former home. This became the life-time family residence. He opened a drug store and was for many years postmaster. Mr. Cady was frequently called upon during his long life in Rochester, to serve in some position of public trust. ---------------------------------------------------------------- From History of Racine Co. Henry Cady, Postmaster, Rochester: born in Windslow, Vt. Aug. 21, 1809: son of Thomas and Elizabeth Cady; they settled in Utica, N. Y. Henry Cady came to Racine Co. in the spring of 1839 worked at his trade as carpenter and joiner; was in that business about 15 years, owned a farm of 200 acres on. Sec. 10 worked at that for about 15 years was appointed postmaster in 1873. His pioneer life was full of deprivations and hardships but he left many pleasant memories of the hospitality of early pioneers and their hearty welcome to strangers. Mr. Cady married Mertia Hickox; they had 7 children 6 living. The mother of these children died in 1849. Mr. Cady married again, Miss Sarah Whitman, Oct. 1851 daughter of David Whitman of Port Huron, Mich. they have two children Luella L. and Lizzy S. Mr Cady was deputy sheriff of Racine Co. from 1843 for several years, has been Justice of Peace and has held other minor offices. ----------------------------------------------------------------- From Portrait and Biographical Album of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisc. - There is a full page on Henry Cady that duplicates information above but a copy is in my notes ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1860 Farm Census Rochester Township Racine County Wisconsin Henry Cady had- 60 acres of improved land 20 acres of unimproved land value of farm $ 1500 Value of machinery $ 70 Horses 2 Milch Cows 3 Other Cattle 3 Swine 6 Value of livestock $ 675 Wheat 300 bushels, Corn 300 Bushels,Oats 200 Bushels, Potatoes 100 Bushels, Orchard products
$ 50, Butter 800 lbs, Cheese 250 lbs. ,Hay 50 ton,Molasses 50 Gal, Value of homemade manufacturers $ 50 Value of slaughtered animals $ 50 .
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I found a record about the marriage of Sprague, Frederick Augustus born 4 April 1824 and died 26 Feb 1895 and Cummings, Lucy born 12 Jan 1827 and died 1895. They were married by Henry Cady, Justice of the Peace on Oct 1, 1845 and the event was registered 17 Dec. 1845 at Racine County Register of Deeds #106 1845
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Cady and Lincoln plots are cloe together.From the highway go through Rochester about 1/4 mile. the cemetery is on the right and go in first entrance past one road to left. Before second road to left on the right are the Lincoln and Cady lots clse to and visiable from car.