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Cassidy Family History
Cassidy Genealogy & Family TreeCassidy is an Irish name from Fermanagh, Ireland, where the family descended from the Irish king Colla da Crioch. It comes from the gaelic O Caiside which means "curly hair." In recent years, it is often used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Giolla Moduda O'Cassidy--was recorded in 1143. The family motto is Frangas non flectes which means "Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me."
Other spellings include "Cassiday," "Cassady," "Cassedy," and "Cassedey." Notable people with the surname include American actor and singer David Cassidy (The Partridge Family, Popstar, Roby & the Rockits), American actress Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead), and American bank robber Butch Cassidy. The first Cassidy to come to America was Patrick Cassidy in Rhode Island.
Cassidy Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Cassidy -- --, 1822 February 4, 1908
- Nancy Emily Cassidy -- --, 1874 August 2, 1950 Indiana
- William L. Cassidy -- --, 1907 November 15, 1998
- William Cassidy -- --, 1885 April 0, 1930 New York
- Elizabeth Cassidy December 0, 1830
Cassidy Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Joseph Augustine Cassidy -- --, 1880 December 0, 1956 Missouri
- Elizabeth Rebecca Cassidy -- --, 1830 November 0, 1901
- Clarence Daniel Cassidy -- --, 1882 April 19, 1896 Illinois
- Mary Ann Cassidy -- --, 1848 November 5, 1924 Indiana
- Agnes Jane Gordon Mears Cassidy -- --, 1907 December 0, 1992
