Greetings from California. Our family tradition, based on a DAR application from the 1920's, is: Palmer Cady fought in the Revolution; his son, Ela (Eli, Ely) Cady, b. 1781 in Canaan, Columbia New York, married Elizabeth (Betsey, Betty) Waterman, she b. 10 Oct 1779. Their son, Alexander Cady married Fanny (Francis, Fannie) Hotchkiss (Hotchkin, Hotchkins). I haven't been able to find any proof of this line outside of the DAR application. The only Ela Cady I've found, in Descendants of Nicholas Cady, is Palmer's nephew, not his son; and this Ela dies without issue. There is an Ely Cady in the Mormon's IGI who has all of his children baptized 2 Nov 1823 in Chatham, Columbia, New York. Among Ely's children is Alexander Frazer. >From the other end, Alexander died young, in Rochester, NY, in 1849. (Just before the 1850 Census, drat the luck.) His widow remarried a no-good rascal who was after her land. She divorced him and moved to Battle Creek in 1863. Four of her children went with her. From there I have pretty good documentation, in the form of newspaper clippings from the good people at the Willard Library in Battle Creek. Everything I have from them has Alexander's middle name as Hamilton. Here are the five generations I have from Alexander on down. I'd be delighted to meet another Cady researcher who can help me fill in the gaps. I would be happy to share data, including the articles the Willard library sent me. Alexander was my great-great grandfather through George Waterman Cady, who didn't move to Battle Creek. Oliver H. Cady moved to St. Joseph, Missouri; the rest lived in Battle Creek. 1) Alexander Cady, b. 8 Dec 1812, d. 18 Aug 1849 sp: Fannie Hotchkiss, b. 20 Nov 1814, d. ???? 2) Edward H Cady, b. 21 Nov 1835) 11 Mar 1837 2) George Waterman Cady, b. 16 Sep 1837, d. 9 Sep 1913 2) Oliver H. Cady, b. 4 Aug 1839, d. ???? sp: Alice Ball, b. bet 1829 and 1849, d. ???? sp: Becky Kincaid, b. bet 1829 and 1849, d. ???? 2) Daniel Waterman Cady, b. 29 Aug 1841, d. 24 May 1930 sp: Laura Payne, b. 14 Aug 1844, d. 15 Feb 1908 3) William Alexander Cady, b. 16 Sep 1866, d. 17 Dec 1946 sp: Ida M. Hudson, b. bet 1851 and 1871, d. Nov 1942 4) Hudson Waterman Cady, b. bet 1894 and 1898, d. ???? sp: Genevieve Young, b. bet 1894 and 1898, d. ???? 5) Richard Alexander Cady sp: Claribel Althea Brainerd 6) Sally Lou Cady 6) Richard Brainerd Cady 5) William Hudson Cady 5) Robert Morris Cady 4) Carol Cady, b. bet 1892 and 1912, d. ???? sp: Lewis/Louis Phelps, b. bet 1882 and 1922, d. ???? 5) Carolyn Elizabeth Phelps sp: ---- Gruber 5) Mary Lou Phelps 5) Hudson McLeod Phelps 3) Morge Cady, b. 16 Jan 1868, d. 8 Jan 1953 sp: Grant S. Bennett, b. bet 1868 and 1878, d. Jul 1948 3) Holly Cady, b. bet 1870 and 1872, d. 12 Nov 1957 sp: Harry A. Heiman, b. bet 1850 and 1880, d. ???? 4) Morgie Heiman sp: Sol C. Oppenheim 5) Daniel Payne Oppenheim 2) Francis A. Cady, b. 11 Oct 1843, d. 31 May 1944 sp: George Haddock, b. bet 1833 and 1853, d. 1888 3) Georgia Haddock, b. bet 1867 and 1883, d. ???? sp: Harry E. Burt, b. bet 1849 and 1885, d. Jul 1923 4) Harold Haddock Burt, b. bet 1885 and 1901, d. bef 1944 sp: Wynona Hauptmann, b. bet 1885 and 1901, d. ???? 5) William Harry Burt, b. 1917 - 1929, d. 1928 - 1930 5) Elizabeth Jane Burt sp: Earl Gates 6, d. Harold Chapman Gates. 4) Robert Cady Burt, b. bet 1891 and 1907, d. ???? sp: Eleanor Bedell, b. bet 1891 and 1907, d. ???? 5) Fredrick Bedell Burt sp: Robert Hull, b. bet 1833 and 1853, d. 1909 2) Emma J. Cady, b. 7 Nov 1845) Aug 1895 sp: William Hollister, b. bet 1835 and 1855, d. ???? sp: John Pulford, b. bet 1835 and 1855, d. ???? 3) John Pulford, b. bet 1862 and 1882, d. ???? sp: Gladys Godsmark, b. bet 1852 and 1892, d. ????