Matthias S. Scudder

1803 - 1875  (72 years)

• Name	Matthias S. Scudder
  Birth	29 Aug 1803	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Dec 1875	Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I594	Scudder
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Captain John Scudder,   b. 10 Oct 1770, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey d. 6 Oct 1844, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Chloe Sayres,   b. Abt 1770, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey d. 28 Sep 1810, New Jersey (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1794	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Gibson,   b. 1803, Ohio d. Aft 1860 (Age > 58 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1825	Marion county, Indiana   [1]
  Children	1. Caleb R. Scudder,   b. Abt 1828, Marion county, Indiana d. Aft 1880 (Age > 53 years)   2. William Henry Scudder,   b. 1831, Marion county, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown   3. Emily Scudder,   b. 1832, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. Francis H. Scudder,   b. 1834, Marion county, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Scudder,   b. 1840, Marion county, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  In 1820 Matthias removed with his father to Cincinnati, from thence to Indian Creek, Butler County, Ohio, and then to Dayton. From Dayton, when quite young, he, with his brother Caleb went to Indianapolis. The latter remained there, and died a few years ago one of the oldest residents of that city, leaving a large family behind. On Christmas Day, 1827, Matthias came to Lafayette, and resided here ever since. He brought his lot of cabinet maker's tools with him on his back, making the distance on foot. He was the first cabinet maker that ever opened shop in this region, and some of his work, hand made, of course, is still in use in the city, nearly as good as new. His first purchase of real estate was lots No. 15 and 16, old town plat, corner of Main and Fifth Streets, where he first "carried on shop," and built a residence. As times changed and he increased in wealth, these buildings were changed, until now upon this spot stand some of the best in the city. Upon these lots he resided during his lifetime in this city, with the exception of two years, when he lived where his son C.R. now lives, on North Sixth Street. He was a member of Perry Lodge F. and A. Masons.

  
  

• Sources

  [S199] John the Clockmaker (1770-1884), Vol. III, No. 2, p. 5. [S127] Ancestral File (R). Submitter: Robert R. Dobbs, 719 Juniper Street, La Crescent, MN 55947 Submission: AF91-102828 [S199] John the Clockmaker (1770-1884), Vol. III, No. 2, p. 3.