Does anyone know of a strain of Deady's who anglicanized the name to Dadey and emmigrated to Canada? My great-great grandfather's name is Michael Dadey (married to Hermandine Fournier) and he was born in 1873 (I believe in Ontario). I haven't been able to trace my family back any further than him though.

I know that we're of Irish descent (his census record I found online confirms this), but don't know which county we came from, or what our last name truly was before the move. I've looked up our name in MacLysaght, and "Dady" is the only name that comes close and is a derivative of Deady.

I know that our family coat of arms is quartered with blue and silver, and there's an anchor in one corner, but haven't been able to see it since my grandfather passed away.

If any of this sounds familiar, please let me know