Category Archives: Sarah Poage Pond

Heartbroken Heroine – Agnes Carson Johnson [Hopkins] [Pond] – Part IV

Posted on March 12, 2014 by lois

After Robert’s tragic death, Agnes had little choice but to take her children and return to her family in Ohio. She couldn’t make the trip alone, however, and it wasn’t until September that arrangements were made for her to travel … Continue reading →

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Julia Speaks – A Letter from Julia Eggleston Stevens to her sister Cordelia Eggleston Pond

Posted on June 4, 2013 by lois

It has been a great pleasure to connect with the Major, a descendant of Jedediah Stevens, who has been sharing various never-before-published letters from his family collection. The following letter brings to life the voice of Julia Eggleston Stevens, Jedediah’s … Continue reading →

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Cordelia Comes West – The Story of Cordelia Eggleston Pond – Part I

Posted on May 3, 2013 by lois

On October 13, 1837, 21-year-old Cordelia Eggleston left her home in Stafford, New York, and headed west to join her sister, Julia and Julia’s family at Lake Harriet, Minnesota Territory. For Cordelia this was a great adventure, one that she’d … Continue reading →

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The Story of Persis Skimmer Dentan

Posted on April 17, 2013 by lois

I have tried to tell the stories of the women of the Dakota Mission chronologically in the order in which they arrived in Minnesota or, in the case of the Dakota women, the day they became members of the mission … Continue reading →

Posted in Cordelia Eggleston Pond, Dakota Mission, Kaposia Village, Lucy Cornelia Stevens Gavin, Persis Skimmer Dentan, Sarah Poage Pond, Women in Minnesota | 4 Comments

Sweet Sarah – The Life of Sarah Poage Pond

Posted on October 24, 2012 by lois

Sarah Poage was the third white woman who arrived at Lac Qui Parle with the initial group of missionaries in July 1835. Her sister Margaret was Dr. Thomas Williamson’s wife and both women were daughters of Col. James Poage, the … Continue reading →

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