John Tyler became the first Vice President to succeed as President. He also is the President with the most children and only 19th Century President to still have living grandchildren. John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790 to an … Continued
Anna Harrison became the first wife of a sitting President, to become his widow. She was also the grandmother of a future president, Benjamin Harrison. Anna Elizabeth Symmes was born on July 25, 1775 in Morristown, New Jersey. She was … Continued
William Henry Harrison was the last President to be born as a British subject. He was also our first President to die while in office. William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 at his family’s plantation, Berkeley Plantation, … Continued
The Social Security Death Index is most commonly known as the SSDI. This is a great resource to use in genealogy research, to determine when an individual died or if an individual is deceased. Please beware that this is not … Continued
When Martin Van Buren became the eighth President of the United States, he needed someone to serve as hostess for him. His wife, Hannah, had died from tuberculosis in 1819. President Van Buren turned to his daughter-in-law, Angelica, to serve … Continued
Martin Van Buren was the first President that was not born a British subject, but under the newly formed United States of America. He was born of Dutch decent on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York. His father, Abraham … Continued
I had a cousin that provided me with the family Bible of my great-great grandparents. This was a huge, but pleasant surprise at the time. The Bible was a large Bible dating back to the 19th Century. Tenderly I cradled … Continued
Andrew Jackson is considered the founder of the Democratic Party and was the only President to eliminate National debt. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. His parents had only emigrated to the … Continued
Elizabeth Monroe was the wife of the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe. She was born as Elizabeth Jane Kortright on June 30, 1768 in New York City. She was the daughter of Lawrence and Hannah Aspinwall Kortright. … Continued
James Monroe was the last President to have served as one of the founding fathers. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the son of Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe. His home place … Continued