Husband: President Andrew JACKSON Jr (1)
Birthdate: 15 Mar 1767
Birthplace: Waxhaw Region, , South Carolina, USA (1)
Death date: 8 Jun 1845
Place of death: the Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (1)
Burial: the Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee
Father: Andrew JACKSON (Cal 1738-Cal 1767) (2)
Mother: Elizabeth HUTCHINSON (Cir 1743-1781) (3)
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Events
1. He was employed in 1781 at a saddlemaker's shop.
2. He taught and studied law in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
3. He was employed in 1787 in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA, after he was admitted to the bar.
4. He worked as a Solicitor of the Western District in 1788 in Tennessee, USA.
5. He worked as a Solicitor of the Territory South of the Ohio River in 1791 in Tennessee, USA.
6. He worked as an US Representative in 1796 in Tennessee, USA.
7. He worked as a judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1798 in Tennessee, USA.
8. He had a residence in 1803 in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. He built the first general store in Gallatin.
9. He resided at the Hermitage in 1804 near Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
10. He served as the Seventh President of the United States of America in 1828 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Marriage date: 1791 (annulled)
Marriage place: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA (4)

Wife: Rachel DONELSON (4)
Birthdate: 15 Jun 1767
Birthplace: , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (5,6)
Death date: 22 Dec 1828
Place of death: the Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (4)
Burial: the Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee
Father: John DONELSON (1718-1785) (7)
Mother: Rachel STOCKLEY (1730-1801) (8)
Other spouses: Capt Lewis ROBARDS (Abt 1767-????)
Events
1. Re-marriage: 18 Jan 1794, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. (4,9)

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Documentation:
1. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Andrew.
2. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Andrew. Andrew Jackson.
3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Andrew. Elizabeth Hutchinson.
4. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Rachel.
5. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Rachel. Halifax County.
6. the Hermitage (theHermitage.com), Jackson, Rachel. Pittsylvania County.
7. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Rachel. John Donelson.
8. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Jackson, Rachel. Rachel Stockley.
9. the Hermitage (theHermitage.com), Andrew Jackson's Family Tree.

Notes:
* Andrew's exact birth site is unclear because he was born about the time his mother was making a difficult trip home from burying Jackson's father. ... The Waxhaws region is in the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina, southwest of the Uwharrie Mountains. The region encompasses an area just south of Charlotte, North Carolina, to Lancaster, South Carolina; and from Monroe, North Carolina in the east to the Catawba River in the west. [Wikipedia]
* Jackson had three adopted sons: Theodore, an Indian about whom little is known, Andrew Jackson Jr., the son of Rachel's brother Severn Donelson, and Lyncoya, a Creek Indian orphan adopted by Jackson after the Creek War. Lyncoya died of tuberculosis in 1828, at the age of sixteen.
* The Jacksons also acted as guardians for eight other children. John Samuel Donelson, Daniel Smith Donelson and Andrew Jackson Donelson were the sons of Rachel's brother Samuel Donelson, who died in 1804. Andrew Jackson Hutchings was Rachel's orphaned grand nephew. Caroline Butler, Eliza Butler, Edward Butler, and Anthony Butler were the orphaned children of Edward Butler, a family friend. They came to live with the Jacksons after the death of their father.
* The widower Jackson invited Rachel's niece Emily Donelson to serve as host at the White House. Emily was married to Andrew Jackson Donelson, who acted as Jackson's private secretary and in 1856 would run for Vice President on the American Party ticket. The relationship between the President and Emily became strained during the Petticoat affair, and the two became estranged for over a year. They eventually reconciled and she resumed her duties as White House host. Sarah Yorke Jackson, the wife of Andrew Jackson Jr., became co-host of the White House in 1834. It was the only time in history when two women simultaneously acted as unofficial First Lady. Sarah took over all hosting duties after Emily died from tuberculosis in 1836. [Wikipedia]
* Tall and lanky with red hair and piercing blue eyes, Jackson was known for his fiery temper, fearlessness, playful personality and daring spirit. [theHermitage.com]
* Andrew and Rachel had no children of their own. However, in 1808, Jackson and Rachel adopted her nephew, the son of Rachel's brother Severn, naming him Andrew Jackson, Jr.
* Rachel was told that Lewis Robards had divorced her but the divorce was never finalized. She and Andrew had their marriage annulled, then filed for the divorce and remarried in 1794.

My Notes
* Most of this information was taken from Wikipedia's articles on Andrew Jackson and his wife, Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson.
*Cal = calculated from other dates.

Last Modified: 30 Dec 2014