Individual Details

George Eltweed POMEROY Sr

(16 Sep 1807 - 12 Jan 1886)

Events

Birth16 Sep 1807Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Baptism20 Nov 1808Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Occupation1820clerk in a drug store - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Residence1830and engaged in milling - Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
Miscellaneous13 Jul 1831Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Miscellaneous20 Aug 1831Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Miscellaneous1833was secretary of the New York State Temperance Society - Palymra, Wayne County, New York
Miscellaneous1833was secretary of the New York State Temperance Society - Palymra, Wayne County, New York
Marriage5 Aug 1833Palmyra, Wayne County, New York - Helen Elizabeth ROBINSON
Miscellaneous17 Sep 1833purchased for $1635 an undisclosed lot from Joseph Fenton & Hiram Niles - Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
Residence17 Sep 1833Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
Miscellaneous3 Jun 1835was a delegate to the convention for the Palmyra Temperance Society - Palymra, Wayne County, New York
Residence1835Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan
Miscellaneous21 Aug 1835purchased from Edwin P, Marie & Lester Godard for $550 a lot on Main Street in the village - Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
Miscellaneous26 Sep 1835was awarded a judgment for $19.27 against David Smith - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous29 Jan 1836was not paid the judgment owed him by David Smith and it was found he had no property to levy - Huron County, Ohio
Occupation1839kept a tavern - Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan
ResidenceJun 1840with his family - Albany, Albany County, New York
Occupation1840agent working at 108 Broad - New York, New York County, New York
Miscellaneous27 Mar 1841& John B. Wilbur sued David Smith et al for judgment not paid as property was found in Smith's name - Erie County, Ohio
OccupationAbt May 1841Albany, Albany County, New York
Occupation1 Jun 1841pioneer expressman Pomeroy's Express, acting as a messenger between Albany and Buffalo - Albany, Albany County, New York
Residence1841Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous17 Jul 1841Rochester, Monroe County, New York
MiscellaneousAug 1841Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous24 Sep 1841had his company Pomeroy & Co. advertised in the paper - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
MiscellaneousAbt Oct 1841Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous31 Mar 1842had his business Pomeroy & Co. advertising daily express to Montreal - Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous1842manufactured the first post stamp - New York
Occupation1842extended his express line to Boston - New York
Miscellaneous22 May 1843had advertised his company, Pomery's Express, in the Buffalo Courier, - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Occupation1843owner of an express company with an office at 2 Wall Street - New York, New York County, New York
Miscellaneous13 Dec 1843Steamboat Utica, New York City, New York
Occupation1844private mail business at 1 Exchange Street - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Miscellaneous12 Jan 1844and his company's trunk that was stolen was reported recovered minus $1000 & stolen by a Mr. Lachner - New York City, New York
Miscellaneous28 Mar 1844had a trunk stolen with $47000 and a reward of $6000 was paid for the return - New York City, New York
Miscellaneous1844disposed of his interest in Pomeroy's Express, selling out to his brother Thaddeus - Albany, Albany County, New York
Residence1844Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan
Occupation1844owner and publisher of the Detroit Tribune - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Miscellaneous1844issued the first pre-paid postage stamp that was adopted by the government a year later - New York
Miscellaneous12 Jul 1844and his company were sued by US for carrying private mail and the decision was in favor of Pomeroy. - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Miscellaneous1 Aug 1844and his company advertised that they would take to court any company refusing to carry their letters - Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous10 Jan 1845Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous9 Apr 1845and his brother Thaddeus sold their interest in the express lines to Livingstone & Wells - New York
Occupation6 Jul 1845contractor for making the section of Telegraph between Boston and New York - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
ResidenceJul 1845Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous19 Jul 1845was owner of the Magnetic Telegraph line that was to be between Philadelphia & Boston
Residence7 Sep 1850& was a US mail agent - Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan
Miscellaneous10 Sep 1851was appointed a delegate for his district to the Whig National Convention - Lenawee County, Michigan
Miscellaneous1852ran for secretary of state as a whig - Michigan
MiscellaneousAug 1852became a proprietor of the Detroit Tribune - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Residence31 Aug 1852Lenawee County, Michigan
Occupation16 Jun 1860farmer - Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan
Occupation1863real estate agent - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Miscellaneous8 Jun 1868received property possibly through a sheriff's sale - Lucas County, Ohio
Miscellaneous20 Jul 1868sold part of lots 969 & 970 to Charles A King - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Miscellaneous15 May 1869was a grantee & a grantor in a quic claim deed for lot 393 to Samuel & Lucia Paddock - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Occupation17 Jun 1870real estate agent - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Occupation2 Jun 1880real estate agent - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Affiliation1880was a member of the "Silver Gray Republican Club" - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Death12 Jan 1886from a stroke of apoplexy - Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Families

SpouseHelen Elizabeth ROBINSON (1816 - 1895)
ChildHelen Augusta POMEROY (1834 - 1835)
ChildHelen Augusta POMEROY (1836 - )
ChildMartha Hannah "Mattie" POMEROY (1838 - 1870)
ChildMilton POMEROY (1838 - )
ChildMary Jane POMEROY (1840 - 1840)
ChildHenry POMEROY (1843 - )
ChildMaria Louise POMEROY (1843 - 1917)
ChildHonorable George Eltweed POMEROY Jr (1848 - 1928)
ChildMary Robinson POMEROY (1850 - )
ChildThaddeus Weed POMEROY (1853 - )
FatherColonel Seth POMEROY (1777 - 1861)
MotherHannah WELLS (1782 - 1861)
SiblingQuartus Wells POMEROY (1805 - 1854)
SiblingHenry Brown POMEROY (1809 - 1852)
SiblingMartha Whittlesey POMEROY (1811 - 1834)
SiblingLouis Dwight POMEROY (1813 - 1853)
SiblingMaria Ashmun POMEROY (1815 - 1840)
SiblingThaddeus Seth POMEROY (1818 - 1848)