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Peter Pond (January 18, 1739 – 1807) was an American explorer, cartographer, merchant and soldier who was a founding member of the North West Company and the Beaver Club. Though he was born and died in Milford, Connecticut, most of his life was spent in northwestern North America, on the upper Mississippi and in western Canada. Early life.
Jan 7, 2008 · Peter Pond, fur trader (b at Milford, Conn 18 Jan 1739/40; d there 1807). In 1775, with proverbial Yankee shrewdness, Pond moved from the area southwest of the Great Lakes, where he had been trading for most of the previous decade, to focus on what is now the Canadian West, which proved a much richer territory.
Peter Pond. Canadian explorer who, in 1778, was the first white man to discover the area around what is now Athabasca, Canada. His explorations opened this part of the Canadian wilderness for the fur trade and helped extend British influence through central Canada.
Nov 5, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Peter Pond, a colonial American who explored the Canadian northwest and mapped its rivers. The book by historian Barry Gough reveals how Pond influenced the fur trade, the First Nations, and the Empire of the St. Lawrence.
Oct 6, 2014 · Barry Gough's biography of Peter Pond, a Connecticut Yankee who opened the Northwest for fur trade and exploration. Learn about his achievements, controversies and murders in his journeys across Canada.
Peter Pond: Map Maker of the Northwest (1740-1807). . . there can be no doubt that Peter Pond deserves a place among the stalwart Canadians who did so much to inject new vitality into the fur trade of the Northwest. As explorer he was the first to cross the Methye Portage into the Mackenzie River
POND, PETER, army officer, fur trader, explorer, map maker, and writer; b. 18 Jan. 1739/40 in Milford, Conn., eldest son of Peter Pond and Mary Hubbard; m. Susanna Newell, probably in 1762, and they had at least two children; d. 1807 in Milford.
