William Bard was born on April 4, 1778 in Philadelphia to Dr. Samuel Bard, a noted doctor in Manhattan and president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Both Dr. Samuel Bard and his father Dr. John Bard were personal friends of George Washington. William graduated from Columbia College, New York, in 1798 and began the study of law under Judge Maturin Livington. He married Catharine Cruger on October 7, 1802 in Trinity Church, Manhattan and they took up residence in Hyde Park, New York. William's father had turned over to his son a large estate in that area and together with a large fortune that his wife received from her grandmother, Madame du Nully of San Croix, West Indies, they were independently wealthy.
About 1826 the Bards sold their dwelling place and estate in Hyde Park to Dr. David Hosack and moved to New York City, then consisting of only Manhattan, and then to Staten Island. He was urged to take the position of president of Columbia College but declined the offer. He later founded the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company and was its first president. He was the first of his family to reside on Staten Island and purchased a large piece of property and built a house in West New Brighton, on the north shore of the island, at Bard Ave. (which was named for him) and Delafield Place.
William and Catharine Cruger Bard were the parents of the following children: Samuel, Anne who married Edward Prime, Caroline, Mary, Catherine, Susan who married Ferdinand Sands, Bertram, John, Mary, second, Cruger and Nathaniel P.
He was very religious and was a senior warden at St. James' Church, Hyde Park and later devoutly attended Trinity Church in Manhattan. His death came October 17, 1853 at his home on Staten Island and his remains lie in the family vault in St. Mark's Churchyard on the Bowery. His widow, Catherine, passed away October 14, 1868, on Staten Island, and is also buied there. SUBMITTED BY E MIDDLETON
About 1826 the Bards sold their dwelling place and estate in Hyde Park to Dr. David Hosack and moved to New York City, then consisting of only Manhattan, and then to Staten Island. He was urged to take the position of president of Columbia College but declined the offer. He later founded the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company and was its first president. He was the first of his family to reside on Staten Island and purchased a large piece of property and built a house in West New Brighton, on the north shore of the island, at Bard Ave. (which was named for him) and Delafield Place.
William and Catharine Cruger Bard were the parents of the following children: Samuel, Anne who married Edward Prime, Caroline, Mary, Catherine, Susan who married Ferdinand Sands, Bertram, John, Mary, second, Cruger and Nathaniel P.
He was very religious and was a senior warden at St. James' Church, Hyde Park and later devoutly attended Trinity Church in Manhattan. His death came October 17, 1853 at his home on Staten Island and his remains lie in the family vault in St. Mark's Churchyard on the Bowery. His widow, Catherine, passed away October 14, 1868, on Staten Island, and is also buied there. SUBMITTED BY E MIDDLETON
William Bard was born on April 4, 1778 in Philadelphia to Dr. Samuel Bard, a noted doctor in Manhattan and president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Both Dr. Samuel Bard and his father Dr. John Bard were personal friends of George Washington. William graduated from Columbia College, New York, in 1798 and began the study of law under Judge Maturin Livington. He married Catharine Cruger on October 7, 1802 in Trinity Church, Manhattan and they took up residence in Hyde Park, New York. William's father had turned over to his son a large estate in that area and together with a large fortune that his wife received from her grandmother, Madame du Nully of San Croix, West Indies, they were independently wealthy.
About 1826 the Bards sold their dwelling place and estate in Hyde Park to Dr. David Hosack and moved to New York City, then consisting of only Manhattan, and then to Staten Island. He was urged to take the position of president of Columbia College but declined the offer. He later founded the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company and was its first president. He was the first of his family to reside on Staten Island and purchased a large piece of property and built a house in West New Brighton, on the north shore of the island, at Bard Ave. (which was named for him) and Delafield Place.
William and Catharine Cruger Bard were the parents of the following children: Samuel, Anne who married Edward Prime, Caroline, Mary, Catherine, Susan who married Ferdinand Sands, Bertram, John, Mary, second, Cruger and Nathaniel P.
He was very religious and was a senior warden at St. James' Church, Hyde Park and later devoutly attended Trinity Church in Manhattan. His death came October 17, 1853 at his home on Staten Island and his remains lie in the family vault in St. Mark's Churchyard on the Bowery. His widow, Catherine, passed away October 14, 1868, on Staten Island, and is also buied there. SUBMITTED BY E MIDDLETON
About 1826 the Bards sold their dwelling place and estate in Hyde Park to Dr. David Hosack and moved to New York City, then consisting of only Manhattan, and then to Staten Island. He was urged to take the position of president of Columbia College but declined the offer. He later founded the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company and was its first president. He was the first of his family to reside on Staten Island and purchased a large piece of property and built a house in West New Brighton, on the north shore of the island, at Bard Ave. (which was named for him) and Delafield Place.
William and Catharine Cruger Bard were the parents of the following children: Samuel, Anne who married Edward Prime, Caroline, Mary, Catherine, Susan who married Ferdinand Sands, Bertram, John, Mary, second, Cruger and Nathaniel P.
He was very religious and was a senior warden at St. James' Church, Hyde Park and later devoutly attended Trinity Church in Manhattan. His death came October 17, 1853 at his home on Staten Island and his remains lie in the family vault in St. Mark's Churchyard on the Bowery. His widow, Catherine, passed away October 14, 1868, on Staten Island, and is also buied there. SUBMITTED BY E MIDDLETON
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