David Price

1750 - 1841  (90 years)

• Name	David Price
  Born	16 Oct 1750	Mohawk Valley, NY+++
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Feb 1841	Gonder Family Cemetery, Niagara
  Person ID	I1078249	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Michael Price
  Family ID	F188657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Gonder,   b. 5 Apr 1785, Lancaster County, PA ,   d. 21 Aug 1865, Welland, Ontario  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1800	St. Mark's Church, Niagara
  Children	1. Sophia Margaret Price,   b. 8 Feb 1802, Niagara Falls, Ontario ,   d. 5 Jan 1865, Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., ON  (Age 62 years)   2. Susanna Price,   b. 12 Aug 1804, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 5 Feb 1887  (Age 82 years)  [Natural]   3. Catharine Angeline Price,   b. 6 Dec 1807, Niagara-On-The-Lake ,   d. 30 Sep 1873  (Age 65 years)  [Natural]   4. Mary Gilean Price,   b. 20 Apr 1809, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 14 Jan 1829  (Age 19 years)  [Natural]   5. Caroline Price,   b. 9 Oct 1818, Niagara, Ontario  [Natural]   6. David Price,   b. 30 Mar 1814, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 17 Nov 1856  (Age 42 years)  [Natural]   7. Reuben Gourly Price,   b. 20 Nov 1816, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 6 Sep 1831, Niagara, Ontario  (Age 14 years)  [Natural]   8. James Price,   b. 15 Mar 1819, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 6 Aug 1895, Niagara, Ontario  (Age 76 years)  [Natural]   9. Juliana Mary Price,   b. 24 Oct 1822, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 16 Feb 1887  (Age 64 years)  [Natural]   10. John Price,   b. 2 Feb 1821, Niagara, Ontario ,   d. 23 Dec 1900, Welland, Ontario  (Age 79 years)  [Natural]   11. Daniel Price,   b. 28 Jun 1826  [Natural]
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F187728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Price In or about 1757 in the Genesse Valley, NY State, two small brothers were gathering hickory nuts, one fall day. A group of Indians came upon them. One of the boys panicked and ran crying, He was scalped immediately, and left there. Another, DAVID PRICE, who remained calm was taken, and adopted and lived as an Indian until he was nearly 20 years old. Usually he slept between 2 Indians. One night he had only 1 bed mate. As he had often had visions of becoming a white man again, on this night he escaped. He found his way to Niagara, where he was able to give a good account of himself, Later he was employed by the authorities as a guide and interpreter and an intermediary for the new settlers. He spent his later life in CROWLAND, and held a large tract of land where the City of Welland, now stands. Attorneys searching for an heir to a large estate in Britain came to a dead end with David Price. Except for his own recognizance, he had no definite proof of his ancestry, the fate of his parents could not be traced. They were of Welsh ancestry. David Price married MARGARET GONDER, Dau. of Michael Gonder who came to Canada in 1787. All are buried on the original Gonder farm, near Welland,, Later the STONER farm. David Price died February 26 1841, aged 91 years. From Dee .