Ida Pond

Brief Life History of Ida

When Ida Pond was born on 5 April 1803, in Basin Harbor, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, Jared Pond, was 40 and her mother, Mary Platt Rogers, was 34. She married Elisha Dewey on 3 March 1824, in Ferrisburgh, Addison, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 8 March 1856, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Beachwood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

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Elisha Dewey
1797–1877
Ida Pond
1803–1856
Marriage: 3 March 1824
Mary Dewey
1825–1869

Sources (5)

  • Julia Dewey in household of Elisha Dewey, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Ida Dewey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ida Pond, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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World Events (7)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

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. 

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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