Robert Hudson (abt. 1825 - 1864)

Born about 1825 in Ireland

Died 5 May 1864 at about age 39 in Locust Grove, Virginia

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Biography

Robert Hudson was born in ireland. ^{[citation needed]}

He married Eliza McCadden who was also from Ireland. Unsourced tree says they married 5 Nov 1844 in Canada. ^{[citation needed]} Their first two children were born in Canada. ^[1]

They emigrated from Ireland and resided a few years in Canada where two fo their children were born. They came to the United States and settled in Brandon, Vermont about 1850. They 1850 Census for Brandon, Vermont -- Household of Robert and Eliza Hudson ^[1]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Robert Hudson	M	25	Laborer	Ireland
Eliza Hudson	F	23		Ireland
Robert Hudson	M	4		Canada
Edward Hudson	M	2		Canada
Isabelle Hudson	F	6 months		Vermont

Robert and Eliza had eight children, six of whom survived to adulthood. They are Robert, Edward, James, Eliza, Mary and Nellie. Note: It's possible they had children before leaving Ireland.

Robert enlisted in the Fifth Vermont Regiment in 1861 and was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness and "buried on the field". ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2X-3W4 : Fri Mar 08 05:12:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Hudson and Eliza Hudson, 1850.
2. ↑ History of Addison county Vermont by Smith, Henry Perry; D. Mason and Co., Syracuse, NY, 1886. Page xxix