James Monroe

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Husband: President James MONROE
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   Birthdate: 28 Apr 1758 - , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA (1)
Death date: 4 Jul 1831 - New York, New York, New York, USA (2)
      Buried: Abt 1856 - Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA (3)
     Address: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
      Father: Spencer MONROE (1727-1774) (4)
      Mother: Elizabeth JONES (1730-1774) (5)
    Marriage: 16 Feb 1786 (6)                Place: probably New York
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Events
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      1. He served in the Continental Army, 3rd Virginia Regt in 1775 in Virginia. (7)

      2. He was educated at College of William and Mary in 1776 in Williamsburg,
      Williamsburg (city), Virginia, USA. (8) Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson.

      3. He worked as a lawyer in 1778 in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg (city),
      Virginia, USA. (7)

      4. He was a member of Continental Congress from 1783 to 1786. (9)

      5. He worked as an United States Senator from 1790 to 1794.

      6. He owned Highland Plantation from 1793 to 1825 in , Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
      adjacent to Monticello.

      7. He worked as a Minister to France from 1794 to 1796.

      8. He inherited Oak Hill Plantation in 1794 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

      9. He worked as a Governor of Virginia from 1799 to 1802.

      10. He worked as a Minister to France and England from 1803 to 1807.

      11. He worked as a Secretary of State for Madison from 1811 to 1817.

      12. He worked as a Secretary of War for Madison from 1814 to 1815.

      13. He worked as a Fifth President of the United States of America from 4 Mar 1817
      to 3 Mar 1825 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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   Wife: Elizabeth KORTRIGHT (10)
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   Birthdate: 30 Jun 1768 - New York, New York, New York, USA (11,12,13)
Death date: 23 Sep 1830 - , Loudoun, Virginia, USA (11)
     Address: Oak Hill Plantation, Loudon County, Virginia
      Buried: Abt 1860 - Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA
     Address: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
      Father: Lawrence KORTRIGHT (1728-1794) (14)
      Mother: Hannah ASPINWALL (1753-1777) (15)
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Children
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1 F Eliza MONROE (16)
   Birthdate: 1786 - , , Virginia, USA (16)
Death date: 1835 - , , , France (16,17)
      Buried: 1835 - Paris, Paris, , France
      Spouse: George HAY (1765-1830) (18)
Marr. Date: 1808 - , , Virginia, USA (16)
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2 M James Spence MONROE (19)
   Birthdate: 1799 - , , Virginia, USA (16)
Death date: 1801 - , , Virginia, USA (16)
      Buried:
      Spouse: Did Not Marry
Marr. Date:
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3 F Maria Hester MONROE (16)
   Birthdate: 1803 - , , , France (16)
Death date: 20 Jun 1850 - , Loudoun, Virginia, USA (16,20)
     Address: Oak Hill Plantation, Loudon County, Virginia
      Buried: 21 Jun 1850 - Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA
     Address: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
      Spouse: Samuel Laurence GOUVERNEUR (1799-1865) (16)
Marr. Date: 8 Mar 1820 - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
               (21)
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Death Notes: Husband - President James MONROE
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James was living with Maria and Samuel when he died.

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Burial Notes: Husband - President James MONROE
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Monroe was first buried at New York Marble Cemetery.

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General Notes: Husband - President James MONROE
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   The second child and eldest son of Spencer and Elizabeth [Jones] Monroe.
   The Monroe children were young when Spencer and Elizabeth died and the management of
the estate and the children fell to their maternal uncle, Judge Joseph Jones of
Frericksburg.
   The Monroe Doctrine is a name applied to the young government's opinion on the
American continents: ". . . the American continents," Monroe stated, "by the free and
independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be
considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power." [The White House]
   In the election of 1820 Monroe received every electoral vote except one. A New
Hampshire delegate wanted Washington to be the only president elected unanimously. [IPL2]

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Burial Notes: Wife - Elizabeth KORTRIGHT
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Elizabeth was originally buried at Oak Hill.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth KORTRIGHT
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   Very little is known of Elizabeth's early life.
   "In 1794, Elizabeth Monroe accompanied her husband to France when President Washington
appointed him United States Minister. Arriving in Paris in the midst of the French
Revolution, she took a dramatic part in saving Lafayette's wife, imprisoned and expecting
death on the guillotine. With only her servants in her carriage, the American Minister's
wife went to the prison and asked to see Madame Lafayette. Soon after this hint of
American interest, the prisoner was set free. The Monroes became very popular in France,
where the diplomat's lady received the affectionate name of la belle Americaine." [The
White House]
   James' and Elizabeth's daughter was the bride in the first "President's child" wedding
held in the White House. [IPL2]
   Elizabeth was in ill health through most of her husband's terms in office.

Last Modified: 4 Dec 2014

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Sources
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    1. Preston, Daniel, America President: A Reference Resource (Miller Center,
         University of Virginia; http://millercenter.org/president/), James Monroe.
         Birthdate: April 28, 1758, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
    2. Preston, Daniel, America President: A Reference Resource (Miller Center,
         University of Virginia; http://millercenter.org/president/), James Monroe.
         Death date: July 4, 1831, New York City, New York.
    3. Preston, Daniel, America President: A Reference Resource (Miller Center,
         University of Virginia; http://millercenter.org/president/), James Monroe.
         Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
    4. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, James Monroe. "His father Spence Monroe
         (1727-1774) was a moderately prosperous planter who also practiced carpentry."
    5. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, James Monroe. "His mother Elizabeth Jones
         (1730-1774) married Spence Monroe in 1752 and they had several children."
    6. Preston, Daniel, America President: A Reference Resource (Miller Center,
         University of Virginia; http://millercenter.org/president/), James Monroe.
         Marriage: February 16, 1786, to Elizabeth Kortright.
    7. The Presidents (The White House; http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/),
         James Monroe.
    8. The Presidents (The White House; http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/),
         James Monroe. "... Monroe attended the College of William and Mary, fought with
         distinction in the Continental Army, and practiced law in Fredericksburg,
         Virginia."
    9. Presidents of the United States (POTUS) (Internet Public Library (IPL2);
         http://www.ipl.org/), James Monroe. This citation covers all the "Occupation"
         items in this list, through his presidency.
    10. Preston, Daniel, America President: A Reference Resource (Miller Center,
         University of Virginia; http://millercenter.org/president/), James Monroe.
         Elizabeth Kortright.
    11. Preston, Daniel, America President: A Reference Resource (Miller Center,
         University of Virginia; http://millercenter.org/president/), James Monroe.
         Elizabeth Kortright (1768-1830).
    12. The Presidents (The White House; http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/),
         Elizabeth Kortright Monroe. "She was born in New York City in 1768 ..."
    13. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Elizabeth Monroe. 30 June 1768, New York City.
    14. The Presidents (The White House; http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/),
         Elizabeth Kortright Monroe. "Her father, Lawrence, had served the Crown by
         privateering ..."
    15. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, James Monroe. "James Monroe married Elizabeth
         Kortright (1768-1830), daughter of Laurence Kortright and Hannah
         Aspinwall Kortright..."
    16. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, James Monroe.
    17. National First Ladies Library blog (National First Ladies Library;
         http://www.firstladies.org/), Eliza Monroe Hay. "Although she still had a
         married daughter living in the United States, this widowed White House hostess
         returned to France, where she seemed to have most naturally felt at home,
         converting to Catholicism and living in a convent.
            She is buried not with her family members in Virginia, but in Paris."
    18. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, George Hay.
    19. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, James Monroe. His tombstone reads J S Monroe
         and the proper names are "speculative".
    20. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Samuel L. Gouverneur.
    21. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, James Monroe. Samuel was Maria's first cousin,
         their mothers being sisters.

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My Notes
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I found a lot of UN-SOURCED information on the parents and siblings of James Monroe but so
much of it was conflicting that I chose not to display that family group. "Personal
knowledge" is NOT a SOURCE and, unless the PERSON is over 200 years old, a bit
preposterous.

If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is a PERSON, the information is HEARSAY!