sentences:  Peck was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1793 and became a founding member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1812, serving as the society's first vice-president from 1812 to 1816.After settling in Cambridge, Peck married and had a son, also named William Dandridge Peck (18121876), who became a physician and state legislator.Later in life Peck suffered a series of strokes that left him severely debilitated.