The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-05-15
NEUROLOGY.
Death of Joseph Cou Ion, Esq.

Joseph Coudon, Esq, Il gentleman well
and tavorably known throughoutth the county,
died, at his estate known rs L" Woodlands, -
near Perryville, of heart disease, on We'd
nestlay afternoon last, in the 5Sth year of
| his age Mr.. Coudon was a grandson of
Rev. Joseph Coudon, a distinguished Epis-
copal clergyman, who was ordained by
| Bishop White, in Christ Church, Philadel-
! phia, on the Goth of May 1877, he being the
! first person ordained as priest by Bishop
White, who WAS the first Bishop of the
| Episcopal Church in the United States, and
who had then been but recently consecrated
us 4 Bishop.
Rev. Joseph Coudon, who had been for
some time officiating Us lay reader, imme-
diately after his ordination became rector
of North Elk Parish, then one of the largest
in the State. He subsequently labored in
st. Augustine Parish and in New Castle
county. Probably owing to the arduous
labors incident to his pastoral duties, his
ministry was of short duration. He died
on April 18th, 1892, and was buried be-
meath the chancel of St. Mary AIMS Parish
Church at North East. A marble slab has
been erected in the chance to his memory,
the inscription upon which aptly charac-
preacher of the gospel
Mr.. Coudon married Rachel Wallace, of
Newport Del, by whom he had one son,
Joseph Coudon, the father of the subject of
this sketch, who, when less than five years
of age, had the misfortune to lose his
father, consequently lie was left almost
from infancy to the care of his mother,
whose wisdom and discretion implanted in
his breast those principles of honor and fair
dealing which characterized his life. AT
an early age he commenced business in the
lower part Of the county, but subsequently
removed to Port Deposit, where he engaged
in merchandising with John b. Howell,
under the firm of Coudon & Howell, which
for some years conducted Il profitable bust
ness in the old stone storehouse which for Il
long time stood in the center of the main
street, and which a year or two ago was de-
stroyed by fire. Mr.. Coudon subsequently
engaged in the lumber business in Port
Deposit, at which he was very successful,
the firm of which he was member being
among the most extensive dealers in the
town.
Mr.. Coudon was twice married-first to
Margaret :. Biddle, a daughter of Stephen
and Sarah Bddle, of Sassafras Neck Sec
ondly, i'll 1920, to Ann, daughter of John
ana Hannah Stump of Perryville. Shortly
after his marriage with Miss Stump, Mr..
Coudon removed to his estate near Perry
vile, called Woodlands" where lie en-
gagged largely in agricultural pursuits.
Mr.. Coudon was at one time a trustee of
Delaware College, and also one of the Judges
of the Orphans Court of this county, which
position he filled with great acceptability.
He was a member of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church and ever alive to its interest,
and in the capacity of vestryman exerted
controlling influence in all measures adopted
for the welfare of the parish. He died in
1860. The fruits of Mr.. Coudon's second
marriage We're three children, John Stump
Coudon, who died in infancy, Joseph, the
subject of this sketch, and Henry Stump
Coudon, who yet survives.
Mr.. Joseph Coudon, the subject of this
sketch, was for some time Il student of Del
aware College, and subsequently studied
law in the office of the late Col John c.
Groome, but the greater part of his active
life was spent in agricultural pursuits upon
the estate near Perryville He married
Caroline Whitaker, daughter of George p
Whitaker, Esq, of Principle, who survives
him, as also does their only child, Joseph
Coudon, recently married to Miss Wroth,
daughter of John Wroth, ESD, of Sassa-
fras Neck.
Like his parents and grandparents, Mr..
Coudon was devotedly attached to the Prot
estant Episcopal Church 1t is not too
much to say that the Coudon family for
three generations have done more than any
other one in the parish to sustain and up
hold the interest of the church. His flu
neral takes place to-day at , o'clock p. NJ