Christopher Gist
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Christopher Gist (1706 – unknown) was an accomplished colonial British 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. In the years before the Seven Years' War, Gist settled in North Carolina and was the neigbor of Daniel Boone, a celebrated frontiersman.
In 1751, Gist became a member of the Templar Order, with the task of exploring the country and forming relations with the indigenous people 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 was also part of The Braddock Expedition.
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