The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-31
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Death of Nathan G. tana. . 1'snninuln
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 The death ut Nathan iillsrts RnnG which occurred Sunday gstarnnnr Iu his home, 'Hrhe Farmh." tlaAnh uvISy al very highly esteemed citizen n Fin town. whose death will be .lamenIsd iw all who knew him He died ui ayssIrI4sy after an illness nf SIX days. All atinrH 10 stay the disease were withntfi ngtill Dr. E. B Hsady. the intending lifi'ai- clan. called Dr. Russell nf New EiEVen in consultation. bui the pu,tsfr wah in'- able to rally. He died Ht 4 D, m.
 The deceased was . nHtive m 1,nv York city and was stxty-siS gtsHrF IL age. His father WAS Charlss F Iml and his mother Marthn Glliat.e i'nmg He WAS educated in New YnrE mt rn- tered into the ship chnndlery 1uItnefgs which he carried on extensively IL hiF early life. He afterwards Was Wall street broker for over u year, ,hu; "silnhk Friday left his office broken AsIIn- while his father returned 10 AIIhnrd and built the house on the cnrnar ui Broad and High streets. now nNn,C li,y George W. Coy. formerly D New Hin- ven.
 Upon the death Of his luther ne rHme to Milford and occupied the lhnusa There were four children in the -nmlg, Nathan G.. Charles E.. Mrs, GITptnm Hepburn and Mrs. Captain 1.Ewrunne His brother, Charles II. Pond, w:5s largely interested in the RGniiuflun Fire Arm company. and amasssd | large fortune. He built fhe hnnss in Milford now owned by Colonel Henry A Taylor and called Laursltun hall
 The family had a long line ii arrras-- try. and connections, including ex-GpV- ernor Charles H. Pond and ex-1iiauIars- ant Governor George c. Sill
 In 1878 Nathan Pond moved tD Wunfi- stock. Conn, where he remained lIhnIri one year. Upon his return 10 Asif1urt he took he old historical house in wthirh he died. This house was the f:-st tviali- ing built outside Of the peltsadfaE tiIr- ing Indian times, and has been lrnn- VI hIo R- -t--- uhe AAAhi 1el museum or colonial relics. When Int tCCk the place he entered extensively into the breeding or live stnrk, nrinni- pally the valuable Jerseys. But uf lHtt years he had devoted his entire uims tracing gensaologies for which wunk he was peculiarly adapted. md wIts ;a great lover of his business. His msthut of tracing family connections was waIy systematic. and the ancesr-ai IablsrF nj ais hands are to be found in many Hff families in Connecticut and New Ynrk
 His death is a terrible blow -tD Milford and occurred in the midst of his lifRnB and projects In 1sSS he interested him self in the erection Of a memurial bridge over the Wopowage river H1 tine place where the first mill in GonnsutinIrt was built by William Fowler in HEB and worked so industriousty tD interest the townspeople that his lRbnrs We're rewarded by the appropriation uf S: ,GGO for the purpose Of building the bridge IL was completed tine following gaHr and large and gala day saw the Iiaf- ication Of the bridge. When UDln1fal Henry A Taylor, a wealthy Ibrni5ar bought the Charles Pond place Mir Hnn1 got Colonel Taylor interested in rifle town. and the beautiful library briilfifne now in course of erection is tine resrif1 of Mir. Ponds endeavors and Mir E,nnfi E generosity This building Rnd rtfts stocking of it had been MrPunti E lhDfiw for the past year and elabUrate ilR1H have been formulated for the ii1tsrinr arrangement and stocking.
 He corresponded with families in this and foreign countries whp We're dtit> scendants of old Milford stock anfl ntat with success in obtaining lhunfsK etc, for the library. He wrote Eeueral books. one on ancient tombstnnas nflEtt met with large sale. Anutfar was H history Of the Milford settlement ann R story Of the memorial bridge. His re- markable memory was of great assfiist- ance to him in his work uf trading genealogies- If nane were rnle1rtinnnn he could immediately repeat tine ganHRl ogy of the name. He was intensely iir- terested in the old historical HHnist tss and delivered the address at tine diir1nssr of the Cincinnati society Rt New 9n,k in November
 He was an officer in the Enniaty dT Sons of the Revolution and nne uf ttfte founders of the society of fhe Gdin1iia.l Wars in New York and instrumental in establishing branch of tine nrfiar' in Connecticut, of which branch Ifle WIRE secretary.
 He was married to Sarah Mnnnsy sRuh seven children were born to ttem, tHwp of whom are dsad-Mrs. ,J6hn E. wRHEar of Philadelphia, who died Huida1iM about year ago, and Sarah, wii1p diHf 1T New Haven abc t three WeHrs ;Esssn. The surviving members uf his family are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Mnnnsy RnnH. one daughter, Mrs Aistnn Gerry Gf Mt,w York Charles HI. and NinhilHs M. dff New York, Richard g. s Rnd MHr6ld atf Milford The burial will ttafse ujia,.e from his house at Milford tfiis Hrtss- rnnn