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Reuben Armstrong Rudd (1820-1895)
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Born: 8 May 1820 Bennington, Vermont.
Died: 6 Dec 1895 Bennington, Vermont.
Buried: Old Bennington Cemetery Bennington, Vermont.
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Revolutionary War
Joseph Rudd
6 Apr 1740-25 May 1818
Enos Rudd
12 Mar 1781-24 Apr 1858
Married: 28 Sep 1768
Sarah Story
22 Nov 1744-11 Oct 1842
Reuben Armstrong Rudd
8 May 1820-6 Dec 1895
Andrew Wood
-1822
Abigail Wood
11 Jan 1787-26 Dec 1863
Abigail
-


Brothers & Sisters


Reuben A. Rudd was stricken with paralysis on last Wednesday, and with out regaining consceniosness passed peacefully away on Friday, at the old Rudd homestead, in the west part of the town, now occupied by Enos B. Armstrong and family. Mr. Rudd, who was 75 years of ago, was born and has always resided in the house in which he died. His declining years have been made comfortable by the members of Mr. Armstrong's family, and every kindness shown him as an honored inmrto of their home. The deceased, who had never married, was a son of the late Enos Rudd, Sr., and a grandson of Joseph Rudd of Bennington battle fame, and the writer of the celebrated Rudd letter. Of his immediate family one sister only survives him Mrs. Joseph Maynard of Hoosick Of a genial and kindly nature he won the respect of all who know him and he leaves an unspotted record for faithfulness and honesty in all his dealings with his fellow men.1

Sources:

  1. Bennington Banner Bennington, Vermont 10 Dec 1895, Tue Page 2


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