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24 de jul. de 2013 · Elizabeth Kortright Monroe. (1768 - 1830) First Lady from March 4, 1817 to March 4, 1825. Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, born in New York city in 1768; died in Loudon county, Virginia, in 1830, was the daughter of Lawrence Kortright, a captain in the British army. She married James Monroe in 1786, accompanied him in his missions abroad in 1794 and ...
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768-1830) was born in New York City, the daughter of Lawrence Kortright, a merchant, and Hannah Aspinwall Kortright. She and Monroe married in New York on February 16, 1786, and moved to Virginia in October of that year. Elizabeth Monroe was a beautiful and elegant woman, but she was plagued throughout her life by ...
30 de abr. de 2024 · Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was born on June 30, 1768, in New York City, New York. Her family was wealthy, although her Loyalist father lost most of his fortune in the Revolutionary War. In 1786, James Monroe wrote to his friend Thomas Jefferson that he had married the daughter of a gentleman, “injured in his fortunes” by the Revolution.
1 de ene. de 2002 · 766 reviews63 followers. January 9, 2016. "Mrs. Monroe is an elegant, accomplished woman. She possesses a charming mind and dignity of manners."Unfortunately, very little is known about the 5th 1st lady of the United States. Elizabeth and James Monroe destroyed most of the letters between them, making it difficult to know much about Elizabeth ...
Elizabeth Monroe. James Monroe. A journalist commented about Mrs. Monroe: “Mrs. Monroe is an elegant, accomplished woman. She possesses a charming mind and dignity of manners.”. Born - June 30, 1768 in New York, New York. Parents - Captain Lawrence Kortright & Hannah Aspenwall Kortright. Married - February 16, 1786 to James Monroe.
Hester Kortright married Nicholas Gouverneur in 1790 and their son married his first cousin, Maria Monroe, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Monroe. Mary Kortright married attorney Thomas Knox in 1793, a relative of the first Treasury Secretary; Sarah Kortright married John Heylinger of Sanat Cruz, a foreign diplomat.
Elizabeth Kortright was born to a wealthy family in colonial New York. Her father, Lawrence Kortright, was a prominent merchant who lost much of his wealth during the Revolution. She met James Monroe when she was sixteen years old and married him a year later; their marriage, which lasted until her death, was by all accounts a strong partnership.
