Cassity History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Cassity family came to North America quite early:

Cassity Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Mary Cassity, aged 49, who settled in America, in 1895

Cassity Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Bridget Cassity, aged 50, who landed in America from Derry, in 1901
• Evangeline Cassity, aged 26, who landed in America from Sidney, Australia, in 1907
• Cornelius Cassity, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Ballygas, Ireland, in 1909
• Richard Cassity, who landed in America, in 1919

• Todd Cassity, American Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival Award winning producer
• Turner Cassity (1929-2009), American poet, playwright, and short story writer
• Maude Cassity, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944 4
• Mary Lou Cassity, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996 4