Elizabeth Cassidy Schuler
One of my lofty genealogy goals for this year is, after years of neglect, to spend time focused on my paternal lines. It was my mother's family that first piqued my curiosity in genealogy and so for years, they captured most of my attention. Elizabeth Cassidy Schuler is my two times great grandmother. That is reasonably close, I should know something, or at least more than I do about her. I find her to be mysterious and intriguing and I am determined to learn more. The earliest documentation I can find for Elizabeth Cassidy is the 1855 New York State Census. She is 5 years old, referred to as Betsy Ann, the daughter of George and Mary Cassidy. She is their second child of eight and the oldest girl. From 1855 to 1870, the Cassidy's live in Ward 14 in lower Manhattan, spanning 15 years they move from Election District 1, to 3, to 4 where I have discovered they lived at 130 Prince Street . An interesting neighborhood now, for sure. I wonder what it was like in 18