" ▁for ▁printing ▁this ▁eng ra ving ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁News - Let ter ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁Port ra its ▁of ▁several ▁other ▁New ▁England ▁cl erg ymen ▁followed . ▁Pel ham ▁was ▁seem ingly ▁int imate ▁with ▁John ▁S mi bert , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 , ▁for ▁he ▁painted ▁S mi bert ' s ▁portrait ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁eng rav ings ▁after ▁S mi bert ' s ▁works . ▁Such ▁professional ▁lab ors ▁did ▁not ▁produce ▁a ▁sufficient ▁living ▁for ▁an ▁ever - g row ing ▁family , ▁and ▁Pel ham ▁opened ▁a ▁school ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁taught ▁dan cing , ▁arithmetic , ▁and ▁other ▁subjects . ▁His ▁first ▁wife ▁Mar tha ▁dying ▁in ▁Boston , ▁he ▁married ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁Margaret ▁Low rey , ▁and ▁after ▁her ▁death ▁he ▁married , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 7 4 8 , ▁Mary ▁( Sing leton ) ▁C ople y , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Richard ▁C ople y , ▁a ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁to b ac con ist ▁originally ▁from ▁L imer ick , ▁Ireland . ▁Their ▁home , ▁school , ▁studio , ▁and ▁to b acco ▁shop ▁were ▁on ▁Queen ▁Street ▁( ca . 1 7 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Lind all ▁Street . ▁In ▁this ▁household ▁were ▁re ared ▁the ▁future ▁artists ▁John ▁Sing leton ▁C ople y ▁and ▁Henry ▁Pel