In memorializing him, a contemporary wrote of Thacher’s home life: “In domestic relations, he had no fault unless an excess of kindness and indulgence be one. Surrounded by his sons and daughters, and their children, and having the government of his family upon equal terms with a most examplary and excellent wife, his humble dwelling was the abode of peace, love and benevolence. It was also the scene of the most unlimited, frugal hospitality, where every human face was received with welcome.”
