Marriage and Children
Mason married Julia Elizabeth Phelps in New York City on November 1, 1838. The couple had three children:
- Stevens Thomson Mason Jr. (August 1, 1839 – January 27, 1843)
- Dorothea Eliza Mason Wright (October 29, 1840 – October 4, 1916)
- Thaddeus Phelps Mason (March 11, 1842–April 1847)
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Famous quotes containing the words marriage and/or children:
“Thrift, thrift, Horatio, the funeral baked meats
Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.”
—Peter De Vries (20th century)