On September 3, 1867, he married Rebecca Medwin Copcutt, a daughter of Yonkers, New York, industrialist John Copcutt (1805–1895) at the historic John Copcutt Mansion.
ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, hiː mˈæɹid ɹᵻbˈɛkə mˈɛdwɪn kˈɑːpkʌt, ɐ dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv jˈɑːŋkɚz, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɪndˈʌstɹɪəlˌɪst dʒˈɑːn kˈɑːpkʌt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv æt ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk dʒˈɑːn kˈɑːpkʌt mˈænʃən.