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'''Christopher Gist''' (1706 – unknown) was an accomplished | '''Christopher Gist''' (1706 – unknown) was an accomplished American explorer, surveyor and frontiersman, and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. During the [[Seven Years' War]], he was the quartermaster of [[Shay Cormac]]'s ''[[Morrigan]]''. | ||
Born in Baltimore, little of his youth is known. Despite a lack of formal education, he was | Born in Baltimore, little of his youth is known. Despite a lack of formal education, he was trained in surveying and became a successful frontiersman. Prior to the Seven Years' War, Gist settled in North Carolina and was the neighbor of [[Daniel Boone]], another celebrated frontiersman. | ||
In 1751, Gist | In 1751, Gist was recruited into the Templar Order by Colonel [[George Monro]], with the task of exploring the colonies and forming relations with the indigenous people settled there to secure alliances and commercial lanes. In 1753, Gist accompanied George Washington to deliver a message to the French, demanding that they leave the Ohio County, sparking the French and Indian War, during which Gist continued to fight at Washington's side; he too was a part of the [[Braddock Expedition]]. | ||
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Christopher Gist (1706 – unknown) was an accomplished American explorer, surveyor and frontiersman, and a member of the Templar Order. During the Seven Years' War, he was the quartermaster of Shay Cormac's Morrigan.
Born in Baltimore, little of his youth is known. Despite a lack of formal education, he was trained in surveying and became a successful frontiersman. Prior to the Seven Years' War, Gist settled in North Carolina and was the neighbor of Daniel Boone, another celebrated frontiersman.
In 1751, Gist was recruited into the Templar Order by Colonel George Monro, with the task of exploring the colonies and forming relations with the indigenous people settled there to secure alliances and commercial lanes. In 1753, Gist accompanied George Washington to deliver a message to the French, demanding that they leave the Ohio County, sparking the French and Indian War, during which Gist continued to fight at Washington's side; he too was a part of the Braddock Expedition.
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