c1865 FAMOUS ORANGE COUNTY NY SURVEYOR WITH HIS COMPASS

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ORIGINAL OCCUPATIONAL CARTE DE VISITE CIRCA 1865 DEPICTING PETER EZEKIEL GUMAER [5/28/1771-12/18/1869] AND HIS SON PETER LOUW [LOW] GUMAER [1/29/1827-/30/1912]. Details: The Guimar/Gumaer family is one of the earliest colonial families of Orange County, New York. Pierre Guimar I [m. Anne D'Amour] was a native of Moise, Saintongue Province, France. His son, Pierre II [m. Esther Hasbrouck] fled France in the late 1600's like many other French Protestant Huguenots who were brutally persecuted by the French Catholic King. Pierre II and his wife traveled via New Paltz, New York to settle in the wilderness region of what is now Orange County, New York, then known as Peenpack. On June 8, 1696 Pierre II was signed the Pennpack Patent land grant as an original patentee with the Delaware [specifically Lenape] Indians. Peenpack is documented as the earliest successful inland settlement of Europeans in Orange County. It includes the Neversink River and is near the present day hamlets of Godeffroy and Cuddebackville, east of Port Jervis, NY. Many of Pierre l's descendants still live in this region. In the 18th century the spelling of the French-Portugese name Guimar was changed to the Dutch spelling Gumaer by early Orange County schoolteacher Thomas White. During the French and Indian War Fort Gumaer was established at Peenpack. This stone fort sustained attacks by famous indian chief and Mason Joseph Brant [aka: Thayendanega]. During the latter 1800's the Gumaers became involved in road building and lead and zinc mining in the Peenpack region. 1. Peter Ezekiel Gumaer [right] m. Esther Cuddeback. Was a well known surveyor who surveyed much of Orange and Sullivan Counties in the 1700's and 1800's. The compass that he holds in this photo could be of 18th century vintage as he was actively surveying at that time. In 1851 PEG published a book with his thoughts about a perpetual motion machine and the universe titled The Motions of the Heavenly Bodies. In 1983 PEG's great granddaughter, Lucile Greenleaf Gumaer Ogden published a book detailing PEG's life and surveys titled The Journal of the Records of Peter E. Gumaer, 1771-1869. Copies of both of these books are currently available at 2. Peter Louw [aka: Low] Gumaer m. Sarah Jane Mulock. He was the proprietor of The Guymard Spring House Hotel which, during the mid 1800's was host to guests such as members of the prominent Astor family of New York City. PLG was at one time President of the Minisink Valley Historical Society. In 1890 he published his book History of Deerpark, an Orange County Classic also currently available on addall. All of the above historical information is on file with the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Huguenot Historical Society [New Paltz, NY], and The Minisink Valley Historical Society [Poert Jervis, NY]. --Peter Gumaer Ogden; great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson of Pierre Guimar I. Howdy eBaying Gumaer cousins with your saved searches for Gumaer! FREE U.S. SHIPPING [INSURANCE EXTRA] PAYMENT: PAYPAL ONLY . SHIPPING: Worldwide. This postcard will be placed inside a plastic sleeve, between two paperboard protectors and mailed in a First Class business size enevelope. U.S. S&H: FREE ; all overseas: $2.00. Please add $1.00 for each additional postcard. Item will be shipped within 1-3 business days after receipt of payment in full . INSURANCE AVAILABLE. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not hesitate to ask questions about this item before bidding in order to avoid any misunderstandings. THANK YOU! WE WILL ALWAYS LEAVE FEEDBACK AFTER YOU DO. WE ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO COMBINE WINS. WE USUALLY SHIP OUR ORDERS WITHIN ONE TO TWO BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIVING PAYMENT. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, OR COMMENTS. WE ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING FROM OUR CLIENTS AND THE EBAY COMMUNITY.--KINDEST WISHES--PETER read more

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