| George Ord Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1741 |
| Died | October 13, 1806 (aged 65) |
| Place of birth | England, Great Britain |
| Place of death | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Buried at | Gloria Dei Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Service/branch | Continental Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Captain George Ord Sr. (May 26, 1741 – October 13, 1806) was an 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[]
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[]
As captain of the Lady Catherine, Ord led a successful gun powder 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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The gravestone of George Ord, Sr. at the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US (17 December 2022).
Ord died on October 13, 1806, and is buried in a family plot at Gloria Dei Church cemetery.[4][3]
References[]
- ↑ Division, United States Naval History (1966) (in en). 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=GCwYAQAAMAAJ&dq=George+Ord+%22Lady+Catherine%22&pg=PA92.
- ↑ Clark, William Bell (1957). "The Sea Captains Club". pp. 39–68. ISSN 0031-4587. JSTOR 20088937. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20088937.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "George Ord, Ship Chandler - @PreserveOldSwedes | Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation" (in en-US). 2017-07-27. https://preserveoldswedes.org/2017/07/george-ord-ship-chandler/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (in en) Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography: PMHB. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1880. https://books.google.com/books?id=LOUGc7tr-gMC&dq=%22george+ord%22+warden+of+the+port+of+philadelphia&pg=PA258.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burns, Frank L. (1909). "Alexander Wilson. V: The Completion of the American Ornithology". pp. 16–35. ISSN 0043-5643. JSTOR 4154224. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4154224.
- ↑ Bell, Herbert Clifford; Parker, David W. (1926) (in en). Guide to British West Indian Archive Materials. Carnegie institution of Washington. https://books.google.com/books?id=lwgaAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22George+Ord%22+Lady+Catherine&pg=PA102.
- ↑ Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles (1985) (in en). Congress and the Munitions Merchants: The Secret Committee of Trade During the American Revolution, 1775-1777. Garland Pub.. ISBN 978-0-8240-6661-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=1wGzAAAAIAAJ&q=%22George+Ord%22+Lady+Catherine.
- ↑ Callahan, North (1967) (in en). Flight from the Republic. https://books.google.com/books?id=QNchD043GVgC&q=%22George+Ord%22+Lady+Catherine.
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