Home of Capt. Joseph Cady
From "Descendants of Edward Allen of Nantucket, Mass." - E. Ancestors of Rhoda Cady:
"In 1691 he did his garrison duty to protect Groton against the Indians; was elected constable of Groton in 1695; was an inn holder there from 1696 to 1701. On feb 22 1703 he sold his Groton estate and moved to Killingly CT buying a farm one mile east of the present city of Putnam, where in 1715 he erected a pretentious house, still standing, which became historic in afteryears. He was chosen the first captain of the trained band in Killingly for its defense against the Indians in 1720. He died Dec 29, 1742."
"In 1691 he did his garrison duty to protect Groton against the Indians; was elected constable of Groton in 1695; was an inn holder there from 1696 to 1701. On feb 22 1703 he sold his Groton estate and moved to Killingly CT buying a farm one mile east of the present city of Putnam, where in 1715 he erected a pretentious house, still standing, which became historic in afteryears. He was chosen the first captain of the trained band in Killingly for its defense against the Indians in 1720. He died Dec 29, 1742."
Date & Place:
at Cady Homestead in Putnam, Connecticut USA
