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She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
When Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler married Alexander Hamilton in December 1780, the pair would have seemed like a great mismatch on paper. She was rich, he was poor. She came from a...
After Vice President Aaron Burr killed Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, Hamilton’s widow, Elizabeth Schuyler “Eliza” Hamilton, had to find a way to go on without her...
The wife of Alexander Hamilton and mother to eight of his children, Eliza Hamilton forged her own path after her husband was killed in 1804. Eliza Hamilton went on to live 50 years after her husband's death and opened the first private orphanage in New York City.
Elizabeth Schuyler, the wife of Alexander Hamilton, is one of the musical's most compelling characters. Here's what you should know about her real life.
Eliza married Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and was present throughout his political career. She had her own grasp of politics and was actively aware of the events of the Revolution. Much of her life was spent raising their eight children, in a loving household, following traditional religious ideas.
'Hamilton' the musical tells the story of his Alexander's wife, Eliza Schuyler, played by Phillipa Soo in the original Broadway production now streaming on Disney Plus.
Alexander and Elizabeth (he called her Eliza or Betsey) were married at the Schuyler home on December 14 of that same year, and Hamilton was warmly received into the family. He had...
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854) was a philanthropist, wife to Alexander Hamilton, and mother of their 8 children. Also known as Eliza or Betsy, she was from a prominent Dutch family in Albany, New York.
Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler married on December 14, 1780, at the Schuyler family home in Albany, New York. The romance between Elizabeth and Alexander had moved quickly—within a month of meeting, they decided to marry.