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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

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Frances Cleveland: The Wedding Gown

Grover Cleveland came to the White House with a secret. Grover Cleveland’s Secret    At 49 years old, Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was a lifelong bachelor. Nearly 300-pounds on his 5’9” frame, he was the heaviest President up to that time … Continue reading

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