Brief Life History of Samuel Sweezy
When Samuel Sweezy Pond was born on 9 August 1816, in Camden, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Billious Pond, was 35 and his mother, Rhoda Orton, was 30. He married Emily Dufer in 1837, in Camden, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Menard, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 9 June 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Smoot Cemetery, Indian Creek Number 7 Precinct, Menard, Illinois, United States.
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- Samuel Pond, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel S Pond, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Samuel S. Pond, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): topographic name for someone who lived by a pond or lake, from Middle English ponde ‘pond, artificial or natural pool’, denoting someone who lived or worked by such a feature.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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