George Ord Sr.
George Ord Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1741 England, Great Britain |
| Died | October 13, 1806 (aged 65) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Buried | Gloria Dei Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Service | Continental Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War |
Captain George Ord Sr. (May 26, 1741 – October 13, 1806) was a sea captain during the American Revolution,[1][2] and a privateer who worked on behalf of Philadelphia merchants,[3] who later started a rope-making and ship-chandler business in Philadelphia. He was appointed Warden of the Port of Philadelphia in 1785.[4]
Early life
[edit]George Ord was born in England and immigrated to Southwark, Philadelphia County. On January 17, 1767, he married Rebecca Lindmeyer of Southwark, who was the sister-in-law of Reverend Eric Nordenlind, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Church (commonly called Gloria Dei, or Old Swedes' Church) on the Delaware River.[4] George and Rebecca resided at 784 Front St., in Philadelphia.[5] They had four children including George Ord Jr., who was a famous naturalist,[5] Ann (Ord) Pinkerton, Maria (Ord) McMullen, and Henrietta Ord.[3] The family is buried at the Gloria Dei cemetery.[4]
Revolutionary Activity
[edit]As captain of the Lady Catherine, Ord led a successful gunpowder raid at Bermuda in August, 1775, and brought the munitions back to Philadelphia for use by the continental army.[6][7][8]
Death and Burial
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Ord died on October 13, 1806, and is buried in a family plot at Gloria Dei Church cemetery.[4][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Division, United States Naval History (1966). Naval Documents of the American Revolution: American theatre: Sept. 3, 1775-Oct. 31, 1775. European theatre: Aug. 11, 1775-Oct. 31, 1775. American theatre: Nov. 1, 1775-Dec. 7, 1775. Naval History Division, Department of the Navy. ISBN 978-0-16-045286-4.
- ^ Clark, William Bell (1957). "The Sea Captains Club". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 81 (1): 39–68. ISSN 0031-4587. JSTOR 20088937.
- ^ a b c "George Ord, Ship Chandler - @PreserveOldSwedes | Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation". preserveoldswedes.org. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ a b c d Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography: PMHB. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1880.
- ^ a b Burns, Frank L. (1909). "Alexander Wilson. V: The Completion of the American Ornithology". The Wilson Bulletin. 21 (1): 16–35. ISSN 0043-5643. JSTOR 4154224.
- ^ Bell, Herbert Clifford; Parker, David W. (1926). Guide to British West Indian Archive Materials. Carnegie institution of Washington.
- ^ Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles (1985). Congress and the Munitions Merchants: The Secret Committee of Trade During the American Revolution, 1775-1777. Garland Pub. ISBN 978-0-8240-6661-1.
- ^ Callahan, North (1967). Flight from the Republic.
