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Peter Pond (January 18, 1739 – 1807) was an American explorer, cartographer, merchant and soldier who was a founding member of the North West Company and the Beaver Club. Though he was born and died in Milford, Connecticut, most of his life was spent in northwestern North America, on the upper Mississippi and in western Canada.
Peter Pond (* 1740 in Milford, Colony of Connecticut; † 1807 in Nordamerika) war ein Pelzhändler, Forscher und Entdecker. Einzelheiten. Pond trat im Alter von 16 Jahren in die Kolonialarmee ein und nahm an der Eroberung des französischen Montréal durch die Briten teil.
Biography – POND, PETER – Volume V (1801-1820) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. POND, PETER, army officer, fur trader, explorer, map maker, and writer; b. 18 Jan. 1739/40 in Milford, Conn., eldest son of Peter Pond and Mary Hubbard; m. Susanna Newell, probably in 1762, and they had at least two children; d. 1807 in Milford.
7. Jan. 2008 · Peter Pond, fur trader (b at Milford, Conn 18 Jan 1739/40; d there 1807). In 1775, with proverbial Yankee shrewdness, Pond moved from the area southwest of the Great Lakes, where he had been trading for most of the previous decade, to focus on what is now the Canadian West, which proved a much richer territory.
6. Okt. 2014 · Mapping out the life of explorer Peter Pond. Book review: Barry Gough’s ‘The Elusive Mr. Pond: The Solider, Fur Trader and Explorer Who Opened the Northwest’. Brian Bethune. October 6, 2014...
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Overview. Peter Pond. (1739—1807) Quick Reference. (1739–1807), explorer and trader with the North West Company. Born in Milford, Connecticut, the son of a shoemaker and the descendent of colonial military men, Pond joined a regiment to ... From: Pond, Peter in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration » Subjects: History. Reference entries.
5. Nov. 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Peter Pond, a colonial American who explored the Canadian northwest and mapped its rivers. The book by historian Barry Gough reveals how Pond influenced the fur trade, the First Nations, and the Empire of the St. Lawrence.
