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Tag Archives: First Lady Elizabeth Monroe
James Monroe, The Decorator
Nothing in James Monroe’s upbringing indicated his latent taste in the decorative arts. JM: Orphaned Boy James Monroe (1758-1831), Virginia born to a middle class planting family, was orphaned by the time he was 16. Into that parentless breach stepped … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Monroe, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
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Maria Hester Monroe: The First Daughter Wedding
Maria Hester Monroe was the first daughter of a President to be married in the White House. Maria Hester Maria (pronounced Mar-IAH) Hester was born in 1803, seventeen years after her only sibling, Eliza. Due to the difference in their … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Monroe, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Eliza Monroe Hay, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady Louisa Adams, history, James Monroe, Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur, President James Monroe, Presidential daughter Eliza Monroe Hay, Presidential daughter Maria Hester Monroe, Presidential history, Samuel Gouverneur, The education of Eliza Monroe, The wedding of Maria Hester Monroe, US history, White House history, White House wedding
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Louisa Adams and the Jackson Ball
In 1824, James Monroe, our last Founding Father(ish) was retiring. His Cabinet was a virtual nursery for a new generation poised to take over. The Players and the Playing Field: 1824 Leading the field for the election of 1824, was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Quincy Adams
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady Louisa Adams, General Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, history, James Monroe, John C. Calhoun, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, President John Quincy Adams, Presidential history, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, The Battle of New Orleans, The Jackson Ball, White House history, William Crawford
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