Family
He married on December 31, 1805 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Deborah Franklin Bache, who was born on October 1, 1781 in Philadelphia, and died on February 12, 1863 at Philadelphia. Her father was Richard Bache, Sr. a marine insurance underwriter and importer in Philadelphia. Bache served as United States Postmaster General from 1776 to 1782. Her mother was Sarah Franklin Bache the daughter of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and Deborah Read.
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