1842 Birth:962 Birth year of 1842 estimated from age (8 years) in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of Indiana taken from same enumeration.

1850 U.S. Census:962 Augustus H. enumerated in household of his father Henry Kennedy in Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana as male, age 8, born in Indiana.

1858/59 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 August Canada (or variants) not located in Fort Wayne city directory.

1860 U.S. Census:963 Augustus listed in household of Henry Kennedy in Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana as male, age 18, plasterer.

1860/61 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 August Canada (or variants) not located in Fort Wayne city directory.

1861/62 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 Cannady, Augustus, plasterer, 212 E. Lewis. Cannady, H. H., plasterer, 212 E. Lewis.

1862 Marriage:960 "August Canada and Mary A. Grojean, filed Nov. 29, 1862, State of Michigan, County of Cass, that G. Lewis Clerk do hereby certify that on the twelfth day of August at the house of Sophia Bunn in Calvin I did join in holy wedlock Augustus Canada aged 20 years and Mary A. Grojean aged 15 years both of Allen County, In., in the presence of two witnesses, to wit Ann Devoe and Emily Canada, both of Cass County, State of Michigan. Phineas Gregg, Justice of the Peace." Sophia Bunn was August Cannady's maternal grandmother, Emily Canada was his sister, and Ann Devoe was his aunt (Martha Ann Bunn Devoe).

1864/65 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 No listing for Cannady or variant.

1866 Deed of Sale:1517 Frank Grosjohn sold his property, lot no. 22 in the City of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana for $125 on 21 February 1866.

1870 U.S. Census:861
Allen County, Indiana (Fort Wayne, 7th Ward)
Enumerated 3 June 1870
August Kennedy •• 25, male, plasterer, real eatate value $400, personal property value $150, born in Indiana, male over the age of 21 years
Mary •• 23, female, white, keeping house, born in New York, father foreign born, mother foreign born, cannot read or write
Mary F. •• 6, female, white, born in Indiana
Frank •• 3, male, white, born in Indiana
Emma •• 1, female, white, born in Indiana
Frank Grosjean •• 28, male, white, laborer, born in France, father foreign born, mother foreign born, cannot read or write << assume Frank Grosjean to be brother (or possibly cousin) of Mary

1872 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 Augustus Cannady, plasterer, h[ouse] 82 Smith.

1873/74 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 Canida, August, plasterer, h[ouse] 82 Smith. Canida, William, brakeman, T.W.&W. Ry, b[oar]ds, 17 Taylor.

1874/75 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 Canady, August, plasterer, res[idence] 82 Smith.

1875/76 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 Cannady, August, saloon & boarding, 100 E. Columbia.

1876 Testimony in Murder Case:2758 In an article titled "Foul Play" in The Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel on 22 November 1876 August Cannady, "being duly sworn, on his oath said: I reside at No. 98 East Columbia Street; I am keeping saloon; I recongized the body of the deceassed in the morgue; I saw the person in my saloon last night; he came there about 9 o'clock; I think he left at about 11 o'clock in the company with James Harrigan and Joe, the book binder; the deceased was intoxicated when he came there; he treated in my saloon three or four times; he had money with him; I retained fifty cents; I think he had twenty cents left when I took the change; John Hardendorf was there and said he saw something; when I gave him his pocket book all I saw was two ten cent pieces in silver; there were several hard customers in the saloon last night, but they did not go out with him; I head no one say he had plenty of money with him; there was no harsh language used in the saloon; I think he spent $1.30 in my saloon."

1876/77 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:993, p. 68. Cannady, Augustus, saloon and boarding, 100 Columbia, res same.

1877/78 Fort Wayne, Indiana City Directory:33 Cannady, August, saloon & boarding, 98 E. Columbia, res. same.

1877 Death Record:146, p. 91. Canada, August, male, white, age 35, died Mar 19, 1877, died in Fort Wayne, body SCH-1.

1877 Obituary:812 The Notorious Gus Canada Suddenly Expires. On Sunday morning the notorious Gus Canada was taken suddenly ill with violent pains in his right side. Dr. Poynear was immediately sent for and at once pronounced his complaint pleurisy. The physician gave the necessary prescription and after a dose or two of the medicine was taken, the patient felt much easier. Yesterday he was confined to his bed all day, and was dosed with large quantities of whiskey. He lingered until about 5 o’clock last night when he expired. A number of the neighbors came in, and from the appearance of the corpse, they could not believe him dead. Every effort to resuscitate life proved without avail. The body was violently rubbed, but no signs of life appeared. This morning a jury was impaneled by Coroner Gaffney and an inquest held, resulting in a verdict that the deceased came to his death by heart disease.

Canada was about 36 years of age and had lived here all his life. He kept a bad place on east Columbia Street, until his license was taken from him. He leaves a wife and five children. A few months ago his wife applied for divorce on the ground of cruel treatment and the case is still on the docket. The funeral will take place tomorrow.

1877 Obituary:813 Sudden Death of a Notorious Character. Last evening at almost half-past 5 o’clock occurred the death, from pleurisy, of Gus Canada, at his house on East Columbia street. The man had been in comparatively good health until Sunday morning, when he was seized with violent pains in his right side. Dr. Poynear was immediately summoned, who prescribed and left him much easier. Yesterday he was confined to his bed and was given large quantities of whisky during the day. About twenty minutes before death his appearance indicated that the end was rapidly approaching. When it occurred it was quickly noised about the neighborhood among many of his old boon companions. A number of them would not believe that life was extinct, notwithstanding Dr. Poynear’s statement, and each began in turn their plans for resuscitation. Some rubbed the body violently; others pulled open the eyes and mouth, moved his limbs and body, and would not be convinced that their efforts were vain until the doctor applied his galvanic baldery. The body was then dressed and laid out. The deceased was about thirty-six years of age, has lived in this city all his life. He leaves a wife and five children. Shortly after death his father, who lives in Williamson, Mich., was telegraphed of the fact.

1877 Funeral:994, p. 3. On 31 March 1877, Allen County purchased coffin for August Canada from Peltier Funeral Home.

1877 Mortuary Record:145 Mortuary records do not indicate marital status, list Fort Wayne, Ward 2 as place of death, cause of death was pleurisy, no attending physician, burial in Catholic Cemetery.

1877 Cemetery Record:88, v. 1, p. 65. "Canada, August - died Mar. 19, 1877 - interred Mar. 21, 1877 - birthplace Fort Wayne - last residence Fort Wayne - age 35 years - section single grave, space D, grave no. 2, next to fence."

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 Estate Settlement:961 On 4 September 1878, Joseph Dwenger, administrator of the estate of August Cannady, deceased, reported "no property found. In his saloon business the deceased kept no correct books and then nearly all this obscure indications of accounts would be uncollectable by law."

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."