William S. Pendleton (1795-1879)

William S. Pendleton, of Staten Island, New York & Pendleton's Lithography

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He studied lithography in Europe and introduced the art to North America in 1828. He came to Boston via Montreal where he and his brother, John, established the first commercially successful lithography in the States. Circa 1830, he founded the New England Bank Note Company with Messrs Perkins and Morse. He came to Staten Island in about 1845 where he invested in real estate and may have built Bay Villa as a wedding present for his son, John. He retired to St. Augustine, Florida.

Parents (2)

William Pendleton

Captain William Pendleton, Merchant, of Liverpool & New York City

d.1798

Susan Pendleton

Mrs Susan Pendleton

b.c.1770

Spouse (1)

Margaret (Clark) Pendleton

Mrs Margaret (Clark of Hallowell, Maine) Snow, Pendleton

b.c.1800

Children (3)

John M. Pendleton

John M. Pendleton, Merchant, of New Brighton, Staten Island, New York

1835-1900

Wiliam Henry Pendleton

William H. Pendleton, President of the Staten Island Ferry Co., New York

1837-1887

George Ridgeway Pendleton

George Ridgeway Pendleton, died unmarried

b.1838

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