Marriage and Family
While studying law at Harvard University, Hoar met Caroline Downes Brooks (1820–1892) of Concord, and the two married on November 20, 1840. Their marriage produced seven children, Caroline, Samuel, Charles Emerson, Clara Downes, Elizabeth, and Sherman; Sarah Sherman died an infant. The Hoar marriage was happy, however, Caroline had suffered from illness for many years.
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