| Title |
Duffy, William |
| Date |
ca. 1830-August 22, 1913 |
| Description |
William Duffy, born ca. 1830, worked as a lithographer? and an engraver in Philadelphia during the mid to late 19th century.
Duffy immigrated with his family to the United States sometime before his younger sister was born in Philadelphia in 1836.
In 1850, William resided with his mother Ellen (b. ca. 1801), and siblings, including Richard A., a lithographic printer and
member of the Lithographic Printers' Union in the South Ward. By 1870, Duffy married Anna (b. ca. 1834) and had one son William
(b. ca. 1860) and resided in South Philadelphia (Ward 26). He may be the William F. Duffy listed as a painter at 1339 Hicks
Street (Ward 26) in the 1880 Philadelphia city directory. Duffy died on August 22, 1913 while a resident of Pleasantville,
N.J. He was buried at Pleasantville Cemetery in Pleasantville, N.J.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Duffy, Richard A. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1850, 1870 |
|
Groce & Wallace, 192 |
|
Library Company of Philadelphia research file |
|
Philadelphia and Business City Directories, 1850-1880 (intermittently) |
|
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 26, 1913 |
