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William Louis Cuddeback

1854–1931

A Port Jervis physician who turned family history into a lasting record, he is best known for Caudebec in America, a detailed genealogy tracing the descendants of Jacques Caudebec from 1700 to 1920. His work blends local memory, ancestry, and a strong sense of place.

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Caudebec in America : $b A record of the descendants of Jacques Caudebec, 1700 to 1920

Caudebec in America : $b A record of the descendants of Jacques Caudebec, 1700 to 1920

by William Louis Cuddeback

About the author

Born in Port Jervis, New York, in 1854, William Louis Cuddeback was a physician as well as a writer and compiler of family history. Sources connected with his later life identify him as Dr. William L. Cuddeback, and his best-known book presents him on the title page as William Louis Cuddeback, M.D.

His lasting literary contribution is Caudebec in America: A Record of the Descendants of Jacques Caudebec, 1700 to 1920, published in 1919. The book is a substantial genealogical history of the Cuddeback family in America, reflecting years of research and a clear personal investment in preserving the family story for future generations.

Cuddeback died in Port Jervis in 1931. Even though little biographical detail is easily confirmed online beyond his medical career and his family-history project, his book has remained accessible through major digital libraries, which has helped preserve his name as both a local doctor and a careful chronicler of his family's past.