 Martin dedicated her life to the Bachman family ensuring the household maintained order while her sister remained bedridden and dying from consumption.Two years after Martin joined the Bachman family, Harriet died and left Martin the de facto matriarch of the household.Within two years of living as aunt to the children and sister-in-law to Reverend Bachman, Martin drafted her own marriage settlement and married her brother-in-law Reverend John Bachman whom she remained dedicated wife and business partner throughout her life.