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Rachel Jackson (née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. [1] [2] She lived with him at their home at the Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she never served as first lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson.
Rachel Jackson died of a heart attack at age 61, shortly before Andrew Jackson was to take office as President of the United States. Jackson blamed his political opponents for her death, but she had started showing signs of heart disease at least three years earlier. [7]
In January 1794, Jackson and Rachel were legally married in a ceremony. [6] The accusations greatly angered Jackson, which he responded to by writing to newspaper editors, suggesting how they should counter them. Jackson's wife Rachel suffered a heart attack and died before Jackson's inauguration.
Jackson believed these attacks were the cause of Rachel's death on December 22, 1828, several weeks after his election to the presidency. [18] [19] Eaton's entry into a high-profile Cabinet post helped intensify the opposition of Mrs. Calhoun's group.
Rachel Jackson had been having chest pains throughout the campaign, and she was traumatized by the personal attacks on her marriage. She became ill and died on December 22, 1828. Jackson accused the Adams campaign, and Henry Clay even more so, of causing her death, saying, "I can and do forgive all my enemies.
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