, ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁train ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁minister s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁B ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hy de ▁Park , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁of ▁four teen ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Catherine ▁( née ▁Cru ger ) ▁B ard ▁( 1 7 8 1 – 1 8 6 8 ) ▁and ▁William ▁B ard , ▁an ▁att orney ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁life ▁ins urance ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁B ard ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁phys icians ▁and ▁profess ors . ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Samuel ▁B ard , ▁a ▁prominent ▁doctor ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University ' s ▁medical ▁school ▁and ▁phys ician ▁to ▁George ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁B ard ' s ▁father ▁had ▁inv ested ▁in ▁Hy de ▁Park , ▁then ▁a ▁ 3 , ▁ 6 0 0 ▁a cre ▁plant ation . ▁ ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁a unt , ▁El iza ▁B ard ▁married ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Mc V ick ar , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁The ▁family ▁had ▁strong ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁and ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Ann ▁( née ▁De ▁N ul ly ) ▁Cru ger ▁and ▁Nicholas ▁Cru ger ▁( bro ther ▁of ▁Henry ▁Cru ger ), ▁a ▁St . ▁Cro