Researching James Mudge
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 910 people with the Mudge surname? In that year Mudge was ranked number 2675 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Mudge on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Mudge and the Mudge Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 713 people with the Mudge surname in the UK? Mudge is now ranked number 3369 for popularity in the UK. |
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Mudge surname in the USA? Mudge is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called James Mudge
James Mudge
James Mudge (1844–1918) was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and writer, nephew of Zachariah Mudge. He was born at West Springfield, Mass., and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1865 and from Boston University School of Theology in 1868. The same year he entered the ministry, joining the New England conference. While a missionary in India from 1873 to 1883 he edited the Lucknow Witness. After his return he was pastor of churches in Massachusetts until 1908, serving also as lecturer on missions at the Boston University School of Theology. In 1889 he became secretary of the New England conference. For many years he was book editor of Zion's Herald. He wrote:* Memorial of Rev. Z. A. Mudge: Historical Sketch of the Missions Of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1877)* Growth in Holiness (1895)* A Defense of Christian Perfection (1896)* The Best of Browning (1898)* The Life Ecstatic (1906)* Fénelon the Mystic (1906)* The Riches of His Grace (1909)* History of the New England Conference (1910)* The Perfect Life in Experience and Doctrine (1911)* Hymns of Trust (1912)* Religious Experience Exemplified in the Lives of Illustrious Christians (1913)*
Source: James Mudge, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Mudge
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