BIO: Gaylord Judd, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 201-202.
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  JUDD, GAYLORD, was born in Watertown, Litchfield County, Conn., 
October 7, 1784.  His parents were members of the Congregational 
Church, and he was early baptized and trained to habits of Christian 
morality.  In the spring of 1803 the family moved to Windsor, Broome 
County, N.Y.  Here the subject of this sketch became associated with 
the Methodist family, whose invitations led him to their services.  He 
soon became interested, and after a painful struggle, which lasted 
several months, he was led into the liberty of the sons of God.
  After conversion his activity in the salvation of sinners led to the 
Church to give him a local preacher's license in September, 1809.  He 
served the Church in this capacity faithfully, chiefly in Broome 
County, without fee, about twelve years.
  In 1821 he joined the Genesee Conference, and became a member of 
Oneida and Wyoming Conferences at the time of their organization.
  After superannuation he settled in Candor, N.Y., where he spent the 
sunset of life, universally loved.  He died March 6, 1859, very 
suddenly, being upon his knees in prayer when the summons came, and 
lies buried in Candor cemetery, with a number of his Conference 
brethren.
  He gave three sons, out of eight, to the ministry - Ransom, who died 
before he was thirty years of age, in the work of the far West; Charles 
Wesley, for a season a member of this Conference, but sent to India in 
1859, where he spent twenty years of successful toil, dying shortly 
after his return; and W. J. Judd, an honored member of this Conference.
  W. J. Judd, in turn, has a son who is now preaching in the Newark 
Conference.
  His fields of labor were as follows:  1821, Wyalusing; 1822, Tioga; 
1823, Wyoming; 1824, Tioga; 1825-26, Broome; 1827, Caroline; 1828-29, 
Berkshire; 1830, Caroline; 1831-32, Speedsville; 1833, Spencer; 1834-
35, Candor; 1836, Berkshire; 1837-38, Flemingville; 1839-40, Danby; 
1841-58, sd.  From 1837-40, he was supernumerary, but supplied, as 
above.