York City on November 22, 1882. His funeral took place at Manhattan's First Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers included James Watson Webb, Hamilton Fish, Frederick W. Seward, John McKeon, and James Bowen. Attendees included James G. Blaine, William M. Evarts, Edwin D. Morgan, Edwards Pierrepont, Hamilton Fish II, Frederick A. Conkling, and many other current and former office holders and newspaper publishers. Weed was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery. Family On April 26, 1818, Weed married Catherine Ostrander (1798-1858) of Cooperstown. They had agreed to marry in 1814, but acceded to the wishes of her parents that they wait until they were older and Weed was more established in his profession. Their children included: James Birdsall (1820-1851), who worked with his father in the publishing business; Harriet Ann (1819-1893), who never married and acted as her father's secretary; Emily (1827-1889), the wife of William Barnes Sr.; and Maria (1823-1896), who married Ogden M. Alden. Weed's grandson William Barnes Jr. owned and published the Albany Evening Journal. He was also a longtime leader of New York's Republican Party. Weed's granddaughter Catharine Weed Barnes was a well-known photographer. In addition to authoring Life of Thurlow Weed, grandson Thurlow Weed Barnes (1853-1918) was a publishing executive at Houghton, Mifflin & Co. He also pursued business interests in China as operator of the railroad between Hankou and ports in the province of Shandong. Photos References Sources Books Newspapers Magazines Internet External links Thurlow Weed Miscellaneous Manuscripts,1818-1882 New-York Historical Society Mr. Lincoln and New York: Thurlow Weed Mr. Lincoln's White House: Thurlow Weed Thurlow Weed Papers at the University of Rochester portrait by Napoleon Sarony 1797 births 1882 deaths People from Cairo, New York Politicians from Albany, New York American militiamen in the War of 1812 New York (state) Democratic-Republicans Anti-Masonic Party politicians from New York (state) New York (state) Whigs New York (state) Republicans Underground Railroad people People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Members of the New York State Assembly American political bosses from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American newspaper founders 19th-century American newspaper editors Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery