Rev. Abel Mudge

1783 - 1832  (48 years)

• Name	Abel Mudge
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	29 Nov 1783	, New York State, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-138713
  Died	12 Oct 1832	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Canning Cemetery, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I138713	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Elijah Mudge,   b. 4 Jul 1764, , Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Nov 929, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Dorathy Wheeler,   b. 16 May 1762, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States ,   d. 21 May 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F55774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Craw,   b. 23 Jun 1788, Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Jun 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1805  [1]
  Children	1. Richard Chapman Mudge,   b. 19 Oct 1810, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1897  (Age 86 years)   2. Rev. Abel Mudge,   b. 16 Sep 1812, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   3. Lewis Craw Mudge,   b. 14 Mar 1816, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin Haviland Mudge,   b. 28 Jan 1824, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1906  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F26897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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 ________________________________________ 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S2373] Memorials: being a genealogical, biographical and historical account of the name of Mudge in America from 1638-1868, pg 117.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Nov 1783 - , New York State, USA Died - 12 Oct 1832 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth