hiː wʌz mˈæɹid tə hˌæɹɪˈɛt fˈɑːɹnæm spˈɑːfɚd hˈoʊvi ʌv næntˈʌkɪt, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, ænd təɡˌɛðɚ hæd θɹˈiː tʃˈɪldɹən: ˈɛdwɚd, ˈælfɹɪd, ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd.
He was married to Harriette Farnham (Spofford) Hovey of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and together had three children: Edward, Alfred, and Richard.