Jeremiah Cady Boston Tea Party Participant

(July 17, 1752 – June 1, 1848)

Jeremiah Cady was a 21-year-old mason who, according to family history, was “invited” to participate in the tea destruction at the meeting at Old South Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773.

Cady fought during the Revolutionary War, enlisting as a minuteman in 1775 after hearing about the Lexington Alarm. He served as a Private in Captain Reuben Dickinson’s company under Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge’s regiment and was at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was discharged in January 1776 but reenlisted as a volunteer in October of that same year, continuing to serve until October 1777.

Jeremiah Cady died on June 1, 1848, in Hadley, Massachusetts. He is buried in Old Hadley Cemetery.

Spouse:
Hannah Warner (Unknown – Unknown)

Children:

Clark Cady (June 3, 1774 – May 28, 1783)
Hannah Cady (January 10, 1776 – September 28, 1791)
Salome Cady (January 1, 1779 – January 26, 1853)
Samuel Cady (November 26, 1780 – 1805)
Polly Cady (February 10, 1782 – February 8, 1784)
Sophia Cady (March 5, 1784 – May 3, 1795)
Stephen Cady (February 26, 1786 – Unknown)
Polly Cady (May 24, 1788 – Unknown)
Dolly Cady (December 17, 1791 – Unknown)
Joanna Cady (March 2, 1795 – March 12, 1795)
Chester Cady (April 11, 1796 – Unknown)

Clark Cady (June 3, 1774 – May 28, 1783)
Salome Cady (January 1, 1779 – January 26, 1853)
Polly Cady (February 10, 1782 – February 8, 1784)
Stephen Cady (February 26, 1786 – Unknown)
Dolly Cady (December 17, 1791 – Unknown)
Chester Cady (April 11, 1796 – Unknown)

Hannah Cady (January 10, 1776 – September 28, 1791)
Samuel Cady (November 26, 1780 – 1805)
Sophia Cady (March 5, 1784 – May 3, 1795)
Polly Cady (May 24, 1788 – Unknown)
Joanna Cady (March 2, 1795 – March 12, 1795)

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