Samuel William Pond (1808 - 1891)

Born 10 Apr 1808 in New Preston, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Died 12 Dec 1891 at age 83 in Shakopee, MN

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Biography

Samuel W. Pond was born in 1808 in a small section of Washington called New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was the son of Elnathan Judson Pond and Sarah Hollister. ^[1]

He, along with his younger brother Gideon Hollister Pond were early missionary among the Sioux in Minnesota. He was converted to Christianity in the New England revival of 1831 and headed west in the spring of 1833 to labor as a missionary. While on his journey, in Galena, Illinois, he heard of a "wild and roving tribe of Indians who dwelt on the vast prairies... in ignorance of the true faith." With these natives in mind, he wrote to his brother, Gideon, who united with him in the spring of 1634. The two went via the steamer Warrior to Fort Snelling, arriving May 6. They established missions on the shores of Lake Calhous and Lake Harriet.^[1]

Samuel return to Connecticut for education and in March 1837 he was ordained and given the Missionary appointment by his church. By November he was back in Minnesota where he married Miss Cordelia Eggleston at the Lake Harriet Mission Station.^[1]Cordelia (Eggleston) Pond died in 1852.^[2]

Chief Little Six, or Shakopee, invited Samuel Pond to live with his band at Tintatonwan (now called Shakopee), which he accepted. Here he spend the rest of his missionary carreer until the Dakota's removal in 1852. Following that he ministered to settlers in the Shakopee region. By 1857 he was living in Shakopee, with a wife named Susan, born in Connecticut, and children - all born in Minnesota - Jennette C. Pond age 15, Rebeca age 13, Ed Pond age 10, Samuel W. Pond age 7.^[3]

The 1860 census has Samuel, age 52 with his wife Susan R., age 51, along with children: Jennette C. age 18, Mary R. age 15, Elnathan J age 12, Samuel age 10.^[4] In 1866 Samuel retired from the ministry but remained in the Shakopee vicinity..

In 1880 he and his wife Susan Rebecca were ages 72 and 71 respectively and living with their son Judson Elnathan in Eagle Creek, Scott County, Minnesota.^[5]

At least two books were written by Samuel W. Pond:

• Samuel W. Pond. "Dakota Life in the Upper Midwest"^[6]
• Samuel W. Pond. "Dakotas or Sioux in Minnesota As They Were in 1834"^[7]

Samuel Pond died in December 12, 1891 at Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota at the age of 83. He was buried at Valley Cemetery, Shakopee.^[2]

Acknowledgements

• Steve St. Martin, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Steve and others.
• No. 637, pg 114 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayerre Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} citing"Pond Family: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society" "Ethel B. Virtue's Essay on the Pond Family Papers" Pond Family Papers, Minnesota Historical Society. link
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51040547/samuel-william-pond : accessed 02 May 2022), memorial page for Rev Samuel William Pond (10 Apr 1808–12 Dec 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51040547, citing Valley Cemetery, Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Candy's History (contributor 47648945) . See photo.
3. ↑ "Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3DQ7-43Z : 23 February 2021), Samual W Pond, ; citing line 37, NARA microfilm publication T1175 (Washington D.C.: Central Plains Region, National Archives, n.d.); FHL microfilm 944,288.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L2-LVZ : 18 February 2021), Samuel W Pond, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9G-BXX : 14 January 2022), Samuel William Pond in household of Judson Eluastran Pond, Eagle Creek Township, Scott, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ ebay[https://www.ebay.com/itm/313869203462?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D238700%26meid%3D663d11c0ba0f4f6dae1cdaf83255ee80%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D144130884106%26itm%3D313869203462%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseWebMskuAspectsV202110NoVariantSeed&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A313869203462663d11c0ba0f4f6dae1cdaf83255ee80%7Cenc%3AAQAGAAABEIIp3bTCXFAKw6S9crk9CpCrrtOgadqFiC10NVPbN0936eprYVB4SXfDa52e1mbPLMiROwZ2HMV3i0WWLrCPmRC6GxnmTyJbwJuIOjDOzvR2zsTXsAw0lbQKpfAiirBHxSgl9%252Brot6Ou7tMXfggD4Vy0LJ4BK9Iej24xipwhI5hkM2UBuSo2WqrZzqx8xFdlYlmuNY%252FIeUy6ccaOKRRc1o7Xte2Cx%252ByN0xowFfZjiU5QvYtf7XZFw2xCpzRwAgPiwpDADUZYZ4UWsp67JrqxZVbmpxBhn0cfnUeDEfX%252F%252BAAXlhhFlzGlC1fYuhMwc7KLkhlgwUlVIYQLRA5PZMDl5LZG4Biq8n%252BEVbW9DRodR5Dv%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675&epid=2363243
7. ↑ ebay[https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rev-Samuel-William-Pond-Dakotas-or-Sioux-in-Minnesota-As-They-Were-in-1834-/233170387339

See also:

• "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNT-5V9 : 22 February 2021), Samuel Wm Pond, Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota; citing p. 149, line 11, volume S, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 0565728.
• "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXT-NVK : 20 February 2021), Samuel Pond, Eagle Creek, Scott, Minnesota; citing p. 10, volume Scott, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,754.