Exquisitely refined in feeling and manner, beautiful in face and form, earnest and sincere, she sympathized with him in all his ideas of religion and reform.

Together they passed through every stage of theological experience, from the uncertain ground of superstition and speculation to the solid foundation of science and reason.

The position of the Church in the anti-slavery conflict, opening as it did all questions of ecclesiastical authority, Bible interpretation, and church discipline, awakened them to new thought and broader views on religious subjects, and eventually emancipated them entirely from the old dogmas and formalities of their faith, and lifted them into the cheerful atmosphere in which they passed the remainder of their lives.

Their only daughter, Elizabeth, added greatly to the attractions of the home circle, as she drew many young people round her.
Beside her personal charm she was the heiress of a vast estate and had many admirers.

The favored one was Charles Dudley Miller of Utica, nephew of Mrs.Blandina Bleecker Dudley, founder of the Albany Observatory.