Rev. Abel Mudge: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Rev. Abel Mudge was born 16 Sep 1812, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Abel Mudge and Mercy Craw); died 18 Dec 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176276

Notes:

Abel was a local preacher of the Episcopal Methodist faith.

Alfred Mudge, Memorials: being a genealogical, biographical and historical account of the name of Mudge in America from 1638-1868, pg 152

Abel — Mary Harp. Mary was born 1816; died 1885; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Maria "Mary" Mudge was born 5 Feb 1837, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
Lewis Croin "Lou" Mudge was born 2 Apr 1839, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1897, , USA; was buried , Morton Hill Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA.

Generation: 2

Rev. Abel Mudge was born 29 Nov 1783, , New York State, USA (son of Elijah Mudge and Dorathy Wheeler); died 12 Oct 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138713

Notes:

In a well-written article by Mr. Geo. D. Lewis, we find that " seventy years ago the beautiful agricultural country, in the midst of which Ayr is situated, was an unbroken wilderness, the only denizens being occasional wandering Indians, large and tolerably well-behaved bears, fierce and stealthy lynx, and wildcats, and innumerable roving wolves." About 1824, Abel Mudge, a member of the family who settled Mudge Hollow, now Canning, erected grist and saw mills, where the Ayr Agricultural Works now stand. A few settlers had taken up land, but had made little progress in clearing their farms; among these were the Dobkins, the Marlatts, Luces, and Kirkwalls. None of their descendants are now left in the neighbourhood, Mr. Mudge died in 1832, and his son Chapman disposed of the mills, which eventually fell into the hands of Mr. Daniel Manley.

1aReminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

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Rev. Abel Mudge, son of Elijah and Dorothy b. Nov. 29, 1783; d. in Blenheim, Canada, Oct. 12, 1832 ae. 48y, 10m. 13.

He was a millwright, farmer and tanner, afterwards a local Methodist preacher; owned the farm which his father lived in Blenheim. Here he resided and had a family of thirteen children, and died on the same farm. He. m. Mercy Craw, Dec. 31, 1805. She was daug. of Elisha and Sarah (Mudge) Craw, b. June 23, 1788; d. in Blenheim, June 6, 1851, ae. 62 y. 11 m. 14 d.

Memorials: being a genealogical, biographical and historical account of the name of Mudge in America from 1638-1868

Abel married Mercy Craw 31 Dec 1805. Mercy was born 23 Jun 1788, Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States; died 6 Jun 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Mercy Craw was born 23 Jun 1788, Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States; died 6 Jun 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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Name: Mercy Mudge
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69458

Notes:

There is speculation in the family that she was American-Indian.

Children:

Richard Chapman Mudge was born 19 Oct 1810, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1897; was buried , Mount Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Township, Brant Co., Ontario.
1. Rev. Abel Mudge was born 16 Sep 1812, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.
Lewis Craw Mudge was born 14 Mar 1816, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
Benjamin Haviland Mudge was born 28 Jan 1824, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1906; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.

Generation: 3

Elijah Mudge was born 4 Jul 1764, , Massachusetts; died 29 Nov 929, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199198

Elijah — Dorathy Wheeler. Dorathy was born 16 May 1762, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States; died 21 May 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Dorathy Wheeler was born 16 May 1762, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States; died 21 May 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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Name: Dorathy Mudge
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199200

Children:

2. Rev. Abel Mudge was born 29 Nov 1783, , New York State, USA; died 12 Oct 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario.
Micah Captain Mudge was born 11 Oct 1806, Fort Erie, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1888, Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, United States; was buried , Sumnerville Cemetery, Sumnerville, Cass, Michigan, United States.