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About Peter Pond, Jr.
Peter Pond was born January 18, 1739/40 and died 1807. He was the son of Peter Pond and Mary Hubbard.
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”The Connecticut Magazine, Volume 10.” Page 163. GoogleBooks
(22) Peter Pond, born in 1740, was probably with his brother, Charles, 24 in the "New Defence," as the prison ship records have his name with that of Captain Charles Pond. Peter was evidently of a roving, speculating disposition as may be seen from his journal.
[Editor's Note: The Journal of Peter Pond is an important historical document in connection with this Pond Genealogy, and will be published in the second part of this compilation]
Tradition says Peter Pond was knighted by the British government for services rendered in some emergency, but I have not been able to find proof. He was always called “Sir Peter;" he married Susanna Newell (of whom I know nothing); they had issue :
- 31. Peter, born 1763; married Anna Durand, daughter of John Durand; died in the West Indies, 1813.
- 32. Elizabeth ; married John Durand, son of John Durand.
- 33. And perhaps others (evidently reserved by author for future research)
Biography
Following is a transcription of the Milford Preservation Trust historical marker.
PETER POND (1740 - 1807) --
"Somewhere in the adjacent cemetery lies the unmarked grave of Peter Pond, a veteran of the French and Indian War, fur trader, explorer and cartographer born in Milford. He helped organize expeditions west of the Great Lakes. He became internationally renowned for maps he drew of the Northwest and Canada based on his explorations and input from others, including Native Americans. His exploits ultimately prompted President Thomas Jefferson to send Lewis and Clark on their quest to explore the Northwest Region. In 1790 Pond sold his shares of the North West Co., the trading company of which he was a founding member, and returned to Milford."
- Barry M. Gough, “POND, PETER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 6, 2015
References
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=97470226
- http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/pond_peter_5F.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pond
- http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1490
- http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic43-2-184.pdf
- ”The Connecticut Magazine, Volume 10.” Page 163. GoogleBooks
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Peter Pond, Jr.'s Timeline
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January 18, 1740
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1763 |
1763
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1764 |
1764
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1782 |
1782
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Canada
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| 1807 |
1807
Age 66
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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