1st Lady Elizabeth Kortright, daughter of Lawrence Kortright and Hannah Aspinwall. Born Jun 30, 1768 at New York City,, New York, USA, died Sep 23, 1830 at Oak Hill, Loudoun, Virginia, USA, 62 years Elizabeth Kortright Monroe http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=bb3baca9-8be6-4691-b5be-377f3086 88a6&tid=3255370&pid=-1298700309 Married Feb 16, 1786 at New York City, New York, New York, USA (44 years married) to: 5th Us President James Monroe, son of Spence Monroe and Elizabeth Eliza Jones. Born Apr 28, 1758 at Monroes Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, died Jul 4, 1831 at New York City, New York, New York, USA, 73 years, buried at Hollywood Cemetary, Richmond,, Virginia, USA. Occupations: 1782-1783; Member of Virginia Assembly, 1783-1786; Member of Continental Congress, 1790-1794; US Senator, 1794-1796; Minister of France, 1799-1802; Governor of Virginia, 1803; Special Envoy, 1803-1807; Minister to Great Britain, Jan-Mar 1811; Governor of Virginia, 1814-1815; Secretary of War, 1811-1817; Secretary of State, Mar 4, 1817-3; 5th US President, 1826; Board of Regents for the University of Virginia Children: 1. Elizabeth Kortright MonroeBorn Dec 5, 1787 at Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, died Jan 27, 1840 at , Paris, Ile-DE-France, France, 52 years 2. James Spence MonroeBorn May 1799, died Sep 28, 1800 at , Richmond, Virginia, USA, 1 years |