Charles DUDLEY b. 10 Apr 1840 Berlin, Washington, Vermont, United States d. 11 Sep 1911 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1840 - 1911 (71 years)

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Name	Charles DUDLEY [1]
Birth	10 Apr 1840	Berlin, Washington, Vermont, United States [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
_UID	A80CDB9C6380465AACF1F5F458D967F3BF49
Census	1850	Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States [4]
1) Charles Dudley 60, M, b. in NH 2) Lucy Dudley 30, F, b. in Canada 3) Mary Dudley 12, F, b. i 4) Charles Dudley 11, M, b. in VT 6) Louiza Dudley 7, F, b. in VT 7) Lucinda Dudley 6, F, b. in VT 8) Pheba Dudley 4, F, b. in VT 9) Ellen Dudley 5/12, F, b. in NH 10) Joseph Wallace 16, M, b. in Canada
Census	1860	Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States [5]
Charles Dudley 56, m, b. Canada, illiterate Lucy Dudley 38, f, b. Canada, illiterate Peter Baker 23, m, Laborer, b. Canada Mary Baker 22, f, b. Vt Charles Dudley 20, m, b. Vt Louisa Dudley 19, f, b. Vt Lucinda Dudley 18, f, b. Vt Phebe Dudley 14, f, b. Vt Ellen Dudley 10, f, b. NH Harriet Dudley 7, f, b. NH Carry Dudley 6/12, b. NH Mary L Baker 10/12, b. NH
Military	From 1864 to 1865	, , , Multiple locations [6, 7]
Company F, Massachusetts 23 Infantry Regiment Name: Charles Dudley Residence: Claremont, New Hampshire Occupation: Forger Age at enlistment: 23 Enlistment Date: 2 Aug 1864 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Massachusetts Was POW?: Yes Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Massachusetts 23rd Infantry Regiment on 08 Feb 1864. Mustered out on 25 Jun 1865 at New Berne, NC. Birth Date: abt 1841 Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Census	1870	Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States [8]
Charles Dudley 29, M, W, Bleacher and Dyer, PE $150, b. Vermont Melissa M Dudley 25, F, W, Keeping house, b. Vermont Ellen Johnson 20, F, W, In thread mill, b. Mass. [maybe Charles' sister] Josiah Ellison 69, M, W, No occupation, b. Vermont [probably Melissa's father] William Reardon 22, M, W, in paper mill, b. Ireland John Reardon 16, M, W, in paper mill, b. Ireland Geo H Lynds 24, M, W, in freight depot, b. New Hampshire Richard Patter 56, M,W, Machinist, RE 7000, PE $ 2500, b. New Hampshire [probably the owner of this dwelling] Mary Patter 36, F, W, No occupation, b. New Hampshire Richard Patter 3, M, W, b. Mass. Katie Patter 7 , F, W, 7, attends school, b. Mass.
Pension	28 Oct 1875	, , Massachusetts, United States [9]
Name: Charles Dudley Widow: Margaret A Dudley Fought: 23" Mass. Inf. State Filed: Massachusetts Date of Filing: 28 Oct 1875 Invalid No. 209.545 Certificate No. 153.832 28 Feb 1931 Widow No. 1688.406
Census	1880	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [10]
5 North Grove Street 1) Charles Dudley W,M, 40, ____, Blacksmith, b. Vt as were both parents 2) Melissa Dudley W, F, 36, wife, Keeping house, b. Vt as was father, mother b. in PA 3) Lillian Dudley W, F, 12, daughter, b. in Vt as were both parents 4) Henry C. Dudley W, M, 9, son, b. in Vt as were both parents 5) Eva Mabel Dudley W, F, 2m, daughter, b. in Vt as were both parents
Residence	From 1882 to 1883	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [11, 12]
Boston Directory listing: Dudley Charles, blacksmith, house 210 Cambridge
Occupation	From 1887 to 1900	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [13, 14, 15]
Iron Worker Cambridge Directory listings: 1887 Dudley, Charles, iron worker, Boston Bridge Works, Sixth, h. at Boston 1890, 1891 carpenter, "
Residence	1890	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [16]
Boston Directory listing: Dudley Charles, bridge works, h. 107 Green
Residence	26 Feb 1891	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [17]
8 Anderson
Residence	1892	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [18]
Boston Directory listing: Dudley, Charles, bridge works, h. 8 Anderson
Residence	27 Mar 1893	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [19]
18 Jarvis, Somerville, listed on son Walter's birth record.
Residence	1896	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [20]
Somerville Directory listing: Dudley, Charles, sawyer, h. 129 Beacon
Residence	2 May 1896	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Parent's address, 108A Beacon, Somerville, on son Eustis' birth record.
Residence	From 1898 to 1900	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [21]
Somerville Directory listing: Dudley Charles, iron worker, h. 131 Beacon [By June 1900 has moved to Claremont, NH, Margaret remaining at 131 Beacon with son Eustis and step-son Ernest.]
Census	1900	Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States [22]
10 Broad Street (a hotel) [18 in household - hotel proprietor, wife and mother-inlaw, 6 servants and 8 boarders, none seem to be related to Charles, perhaps this was a seasonal employment] 1) Frank Pitcher, Head, W, M, b. Dec 1849, age 50, Married 27 yrs, b. in New Hampshire as were both parents, hotel proprietor 4) Charles Dudley, Servant, W, M, b. Apr 1840, age 60, Wd, b. in Vermont, father b. in Canada (Fr), mother b. in Vermont, hotel porter.
Death	11 Sep 1911	Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [2, 3]
	Charles Dudley: 1911 Chelsea, Mass. Death Certificate
	Charles Dudley 1911 Death Certificate
Burial	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [23]
Person ID	I4667	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	22 Jul 2023

Father	Charles DUDLEY, b. Abt 1814, , , , Canada d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Lucy LUMAZETT, b. 6 Feb 1823, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States d. 30 Jul 1881, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 58 years)
Marriage	Abt 1839	, , Vermont, United States
Family ID	F1275	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Melissa H. ELLERSON, b. Abt 1844, Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 10 Feb 1888, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 44 years)

Marriage 5 Feb 1864 Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States [24]

Children

	1. Lillian A. DUDLEY, b. Abt 1868, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Henry C. DUDLEY, b. Abt 1871, , , Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Eva Mabel DUDLEY, b. Abt 1 Apr 1880 d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1274 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Jul 2021

Family 2 Margaret Ann AMOS, b. 26 Sep 1850, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 12 Mar 1936, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years)

Marriage 9 Oct 1890 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [25]

Dudley-Stewart 9 Oct 1890, Boston, Mass. Marriage Register

Dudley-Stewart 1890 Boston Marriage Record

Children

+	1. Charles Simpson DUDLEY, b. 26 Feb 1891, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 24 Dec 1955, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States (Age 64 years)
	2. Walter E. DUDLEY, b. 27 Mar 1893, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1 Oct 1954 (Age 61 years)
	3. Eustis Russell DUDLEY, b. 2 May 1896, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1296 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Jul 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 10 Apr 1840 - Berlin, Washington, Vermont, United States
	Census - 1850 - Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
	Census - 1860 - Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
	Marriage - 5 Feb 1864 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
	Census - 1870 - Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
	Pension - 28 Oct 1875 - , , Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - From 1882 to 1883 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - From 1887 to 1900 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 1890 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 9 Oct 1890 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 26 Feb 1891 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 1892 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 27 Mar 1893 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 1896 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 2 May 1896 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - From 1898 to 1900 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1900 - Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
	Death - 11 Sep 1911 - Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4667&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Charles DUDLEY."

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[S1810] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T9, roll 555, Boston, enumeration district (ED) 647, p. 382C, dwelling 27, family 27, Charles Dudley, accessed 28 Mar 2013
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[S1837] New Hampshire, Sullivan County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 952, Claremont, enumeration district (ED) 0245, sheet A, p. 6, dwelling 113, family 140, Charles Dudley, accessed 30 Mar 2013
[S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 8 Aug 2018); Charles Dudley (1840-1911) Memorial #175616755; Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
[S1644] "New Hampshire Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), accessed 27 Mar 2013), Charles Dudley and Melissa Ellerson, 5 Feb 1864, Claremont, NH; citing Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL Film Number: 1000982.
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