1863 Birth:961,861 Birth date of 27 August 1863 calculated based on: 1) Mary's age (6 years) in the 1870 census enumeration with her parents August Cannady and Mary Grosjean; 2) the listing of Mary F. Cannady, age 13 as of 31 August 1876, on the application for guardianship filed by Joseph Dwenger on 24 April 1877; and 3) birth date of 27 August 1863 on 1950 death record. Birth place assumed to be Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana based on her parents residence in that location in the 1870 enumeration and Mary's consistent listing in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 census enumerations as born in Indiana.

1870 U.S. Census:861 Mary F. enumerated in the household of her father Augustus Cannady in the 7th Ward, For Wayne, Allen County, Indiana as a female, age 6, born in Indiana.

1877 Death of Father:146, p. 91. August Canada, white male, age 35, died 19 March 1877, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1877 Childrens' Guardianship:961 On 24 April 1877, Joseph Dwenger applied for and was granted guardianship of the five Cannady children and administration of the estate of August Cannady. On this petition, the children were identified as:
Mary F. Cannady, aged 12 years, August 31, 1876
Frankie Cannady, aged 11 years, February 1877
Emma Cannady, aged 6 years, August 17, 1876
Georgie Cannady, aged 6 years, Jany. 22, 1877
Flora Cannady, aged 5 years, April 17, 1877

1878 Guardian’s Final Settlement:961 On 4 September 1878, Joseph Dwenger, Bishop of Fort Wayne, reported that the estate of August Cannady "is chargeable with no property. Said wards are supported by him in his orphan asylum and home." Joseph Dwenger served as Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1872 until 1893. Aurele J. Violette in Cathedral Museum Reflections2640 noted that "Bishop Dwenger was also deeply concerned about the care and education of orphans in the diocese. The facilities of the existing orphanage for boys and girls at Rensselaer were deemed inadequate, and in 1875 St. Joseph Asylum for boys near Lafayette was established on land that had been donated for that purpose."

1880 U.S. Census:2638
Allen County, Indiana (Fort Wayne)
Enumerated 5 June 1880
89 North Cass St.
John Wilkinson •• white, male, 33, married, clerk, born in Indiana
Melona H. Wilkinson •• white, female, 38, wife, married, keeping house, born in Indiana
Frank •• white, male, 5, son, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
Girthie •• white, female, 1, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
John •• white, male, 3, son, single born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
Mary Canada •• white, female, 16, single, servant, born in Indiana
While Mary Frances Cannady resided in Fort Wayne in 1880, it is likely she spent time between being orphaned in 1877 and 1880 with her sisters Emma and Flora in the St. Joseph Orphan Asylum for girls near Rennselaer, Jasper County and that her brothers Frank and George were in the St. Joseph Orphan Asylum for boys near Lafayette, Tippecanoe County. It must also be noted that John Edward Crusey, whom Mary Frances married in 1881 was located with his sister's family in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County in the 1880 census.

1881 Marriage:753, v. 1, p. 333. Index cites original record in Allen County Marriage Record Book 14, p. 230. Marriage of John Crusey and Mary Cannady on 12 May 1881 recorded in Allen County, Indiana vital records.

1910 U.S. Census:872 Mary enumerated in the household of her husband John Crusey in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California as a wife, female, white, age 45, married 29 years, had two children, both living, born in Indiana, father and mother’s birthplaces unknown, can read and write. Daughter Shirley as well as son Arthur and his family also resided in the household.

1920 U.S. Census:873 Mary enumerated in the household of her husband John Crusey in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California as a wife, female, white, age 56, married, can read and write, born in Indiana, father birthplace unknown, mother born in France and spoke French, can speak English. Daughter Shirley and her family also resided in the household, as well as Mary's brother George J. Cannady, who was boarding with the Crusey family.

1930 U.S. Census:2635
Los Angeles County, California
Enumerated 10 & 11 April 1930
2262 Fargo St.
Mary F. Crusey •• head, owns home home value $6,000, owns radio set, female, white, 65, widow, first married at age 17, can read and write, born in Indiana, father born in Michigan, mother born in France, no occupation
Shirley M. Soulis •• daughter, female, white, 35, married, first married at age 19, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana
Gordon C. King •• lodger, male, white 48, single, can read and write, born in Canada-English, father born in England, mother born in England, no occupation

1950 Death Record:1853 Mary Frances Crusey, born 27 August 1863, mother’s maiden name Grossjean, father’s last name Cannady, female, born in Indiana, died in Los Angeles 28 July 1950, 86 years old.