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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 -- --, 1832 January 31, 1899
- Rita Veronica Cassidy -- --, 1914 November 17, 1990 New Jersey
- William A Cassidy -- --, 1897 August 0, 1966 New Jersey
- Marian Elizabeth Cassidy -- --, 1922 October 11, 2005 New Jersey
- Catherine Cassidy -- --, 1768 December 0, 1867 Pennsylvania
Cassidy Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Henry Cassidy -- --, 1777 December 0, 1818 Pennsylvania
- Margaret Cassidy -- --, 1748 December 0, 1810
- Michael Cassidy -- --, 1908 January 9, 1996
- Alice Maud Cassidy -- --, 1903 April 18, 1998 Nova Scotia
- Marjorie Elizabeth Cassidy -- --, 1919 December 15, 1997 Connecticut
