Marriage and Family
Sally married Richard Bache on October 29, 1767, although her family was worried about his financial position. The couple had eight children together:
- Benjamin Franklin Bache (b. 1769, d. 1798 during the Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic.), a publisher, he was jailed and awaiting trial under the Sedition Act. Married to Margaret Markoe.
- William Franklin Bache (31 May 1773 - 1814), married Catherine Wistar
- Sarah Franklin Bache (1 December 1775-17 August 1776)
- Eliza Franklin Bache (10 September 1777-1820) married John Harwood
- Louis Franklin Bache (7 October 1779-4 October 1818), married Margaret Riley (1781–1806). He was a Lt. Col. in the Pennsylvania State Militia Volunteers during the War of 1812. Assigned by Pennsylvania Gov. Snyder to defend the City of Philadelphia against the British.
- Deborah Franklin Bache (1 October 1781 - ?) married William J. Duane, a lawyer who was appointed as the 11th United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- Richard Franklin Bache (March 11, 1784 - March 17, 1848), married Sophia Durrell Dallas, the eldest daughter of Arabella Maria Smith and Alexander J. Dallas. Bache, Jr. became a politician in Texas.
- Sarah Franklin Bache (12 September 1788 - ?), married Thomas Sergeant (1782–1860), who later was appointed as an associate justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and postmaster of Philadelphia.
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