When Martin Pond was born in 1774, in Northbury, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jonathan Pond, was 34 and his mother, Jerusha Jerome, was 24. He had at least 5 sons and 4 daughters with Nancy Roberts. He died on 28 July 1827, in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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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