When William Scovil Cassidy was born on August 6, 1849, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, William Milligan Cassidy, was 29 and his mother, Catherine Amelia Brown, was 24. He married Vesta Emma Scott on January 1, 1878, in Suffolk, Massachusetts. They had six children during their marriage. He died on June 16, 1936, in Needham, Massachusetts, at the age of 86.
"Canada, New Brunswick Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMB-KQZ : 23 February 2021), William Scovil Cassidy, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada; citing line number 56, p. 2; Library and Archives Canada number C-999, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 517,269.
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4MN-ZVF : 7 April 2022), William S Cassady in household of William M Cassady, Norton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV67-PGT : 2 March 2021), Wm. S. Casidie, Simonds, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Wm. S. Casidie, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KQ-GRV : accessed 13 July 2022), William S Cassidy, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1128, sheet 21B, family 508, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 609; FHL microfilm 1,374,622.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ5W-XL4 : accessed 13 July 2022), William Cassidy, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 26A, line 37, family 676, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 935; FHL microfilm 2,340,670.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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