 Lydia Steele and Samuel Pingree were the parents of an adopted son, William Steele Pingree (1879-1965).William S. Pingree attended Norwich University for three years, and Boston University Law School for one.He completed his legal studies with his father, and after being admitted to the bar in 1904, the younger Pingree practiced law in Hartford, Vermont, served as town clerk (1923-1942), and also served as Windsor County State's Attorney.