Benjamin Pond

1768–1814 (age 46)

Biography

Benjamin Pond applied his sense of fairness to local matters, engaging neighbors in town meetings and lending his voice to the shared concerns of the riverside district. He valued education for the young and practical support for the aging, continually reminding others that their prosperity depended on mutual care.

Riverside Cemetery marks the end of his faithful stewardship, and each visiting family recalls how his steady counsel guided them through unsettled seasons.