Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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38. DUDLEY. [Pop. 1,352. Inc 1732.]   This township was granted to Paul and William Dudley, of Roxbury, sons of Governor Dudley. Dudley once contained part of Southbridge and Webster. The land is fertile, and well watered by several ponds and by French and Quinebaug rivers. Woollen cloths and shoes are the principal articles manufactured. Distance from Worcester, 18 miles ; from Boston, 60. Source: An Elementary Geography for Massachusetts Children by William Bentley Fowle and Asa Fitz, 1845

Dudley Massachusetts, 1890 A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, with Numerous Illustrations written by Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston: B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages   Dudley is a pleasant and prosperous town lying in the southwesterly part of Worcester County, on the Southbridge Branch of the New York and New England Railroad, which has a station at West Dudley, 67 miles from Boston. The eastern part of the town is accommodated at the eastern border by the Webster station on the Norwich and Worcester Railroad. The town is bounded by Charlton and Oxford on the north, the latter and Webster on the east, Southbridge on the west, and Thompsonville, in Connecticut, on the south. The assessed area is 12,870 acres, of which 4,800 are woodland. The Quinnebaug River crosses the southwestern part, receiving an affluent from the hills. Here its valley is broadened, affording ample space about the mills for the village of West Dudley. The southeastern part is an extended plain, on which are strung out a group of six large and small ponds, whose outlet enters the French River at Merinoville. The latter forms the eastern line of the town, and in this limit furnishes power for several mills. The central village is delightfully situated on elevated ground, so that its prominent buildings are visible at a great distance. The surface of the town is charmingly interspersed with handsome hills, verdant valleys, rocky ravines, rivulets, fine forests, and beautiful ponds. The largest of these is Gore Pond, which, with two or three others, lies on the northern line. The farms number 133, producing the usual variety of crops, to the value in 1885 of $155,395. There are in the town a linen mill employing about 300 persons; a woollen mill, employing about 270, and making excellent cassimere, a jute mill, employing 40; a mill for knit goods, employing about 20; dye-works, a gunny-cloth mill, a shoe factory, a tool factory, and saw and grain mills. From this variety of manufactures have sprung several villages, the list being, beside those already mentioned, Jericho, Chase, Perryville, Stevensville, or Dundee, and Tuftsville. The value of the aggregate manufactures, for 1885, was $1,316,112. The valuation of the town in 1888 was $964,305, with a tax of $12.20 on $1,000. The population was 2,742 — 446 being voters, — sheltered in 348 dwelling-houses. The schools are graded, and make use of it buildings whose value is near $40,000. The Nichols Academy has buildings and property valued at upwards of $30,000. This institution has a library of about 2,000 volumes. The institution was founded by Amasa Nichols in 1819. Hezekiah Conant also was a liberal patron of this school, having given to it upwards of $50,000. The churches are the Congregationalist and the Methodist. This town was incorporated on February 2, 1731, and named in honor of Paul and William Dudley, who were early proprietors. The first church was established in 1732; and the first minister, the Rev. Perley Howe, was settled in 1735. A later minister was Joshua Bates, D.D. (installed in 1843, died in 1852), a vigorous writer, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Ancestors Who Were Born in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

 Gatzke
Alma Gatzke (30 Sept 1890, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - , )

Clara L. Gatzke (24 May 1907, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 29 May 1997, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts)

Elsie E. Gatzke (24 Mar 1897, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 6 June 1994, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Laura B. Gatzke (24 May 1907, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 8 Apr 1988, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Gogolinski
Anna Elizabeth Gogolinski (24 June 1890, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - ,  )

William James Gogolinski (26 May 1892, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - ,  )


 Graham
Martin Louis Graham (21 May 1893, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 28 Oct 1963, )


 King
Emma King (6 Apr 1867, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - ,  )

Ida King (16 Sep 1864, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - , )


 Krueger
Alfred G. Krueger (20 Sept 1902, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 09 Mar 1998, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Chester Leslie Krueger (3 Jan 1911, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 3 Mar 1993, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Earl William Krueger (20 May 1908, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 8 Nov 1988, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Herbert Francis Krueger (15 Dec 1905, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - Aug 1984,  )


 Rollins
Dorethy Rollins (29 Oct 1901, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - , )

Ralph Rollins (18 July 1905, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - , )


 Walsh
Agnes E Walsh (28 Sep 1901, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 21 May 1984, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Alice G Walsh (8 Feb 1897, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 13 Mar 1988, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Anna E Walsh (25 May 1899, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 12 Aug 1995, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Cleytris Marion Walsh (01 May 1910, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 15 Oct 1995, North Grosvenordale, Windham, Connecticut, USA)

Helena C Walsh (25 Sep 1903, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 6 May 1979, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

James Martin Walsh (9 Mar 1908, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - bef. 1979, )

Joseph Edward Walsh (17 Mar 1895, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - Oct 1962, )

Mary Augusta Walsh (1 Jul 1893, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 2 Feb 1980, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Welch (Walsh)
Edward J Welch (Walsh) (1 Mar 1866, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 1939, )

Ancestors Who Died in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

 Brandes
Louisa Brandes (abt. 1838, Hanover, Germany - 03 Apr 1903, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Chauvin
Allerick Chauvin (July 1878, QC, Canada - 15 Jun 1974, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Dodge
Mary Etta Dodge (29 July 1872, West Brookfield, Massachusetts - 11 Oct 1915, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Jesse
Alex William Jesse (9 May 1871, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 9 Jan 1892, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Jesse (Jassey)
Jacob Jesse (Jassey) (July 1839, Germany - 26 Jan 1905, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 King
Frederick King (abt. 1829, Hanover, Germany - 19 Nov 1875, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Korch
Anna R Korch (5 Jul 1891, East Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA - 28 Oct 1971, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Barbara M. Korch (26 Mar 1927, Massachusetts - 13 Mar 2007, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)


 Tomko
George Tomko (1874, Hungary - 9 Apr 1913, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Cemeteries

Corbin Cemetery

Cavalry Cemetery

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