Esther Wheadon

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Wheadon was born on 22 May 1787, in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Solomon Whedon, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Rose, was 39. She married Preston Pond on 27 April 1814, in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Hudson Township, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. She died on 21 May 1873, in Hudson, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Preston Pond
1792–1832
Esther Wheadon
1787–1873
Marriage: 27 April 1814
Lucia Pond
1815–1893
Harriet Pond
1817–1889
Sarah R. Pond
1820–
Laura Gertrude Pond
1822–1875
Julius Pond
1825–1869
Julia Pond
1825–
Lewis Pond
1826–1836
Mary Pond
1828–1844

Sources (18)

  • Pond, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-4, 1741-1902; index to vital statistics, 1741-1906
  • Esther Pond, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

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World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State

Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset and Dorset): variant of Whedon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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