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Theodosia Burr Alston (June 21, 1783 – January 2 or 3, 1813) was an American socialite and the daughter of the third U.S. Vice President, Aaron Burr, and Theodosia Bartow Prevost. She became First Lady of South Carolina after her husband, Joseph Alston , became governor of South Carolina during the War of 1812 .
Aaron Burr and his daughter Theodosia. Theodosia Burr Alston was born in 1783 and was named after her mother. She was the only child of Burr's marriage to Theodosia Bartow Prevost who survived to adulthood. A second daughter, Sally, lived to the age of three. [98]
Theodosia Burr Alston [5] Jun 21, 1783 – Jan 2, 1813 Joseph Alston Mother of: Aaron Burr Alston (1802–1812) Lost at sea in 1813 Albany, New York: Sarah "Sally" Burr Jun 20 1785 – Oct 19 1788 No spouse Died young James Burr February 1787 No spouse Stillborn: unnamed son July 9, 1788 No spouse Stillborn
#18 Theodosia Burr-Alston. Theodosia was the daughter of the third US Vice President, Aaron Burr. The 29-year-old was heading to New York to reunite with her father after the death of her 10-year ...
Thomas Bee's House, ca. 1730. A later owner was governor Joseph Alston and his wife Theodosia, daughter of Aaron Burr. The son of William Alston, he was born in All Saints' Waccamaw Parish in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Alston attended the College of New Jersey; but he left in 1796 without graduating.
Theodosia Bartow Burr (November 1746 – May 18, 1794), previously known as Theodosia Bartow Prevost, was an American Patriot.Raised by a widowed mother, she married British Army officer Jacques Marcus Prevost at age 17.
In 1781, soon after learning of her husband's death, the newly widowed Theodosia got remarried to the young Burr, who adopted the Prevost family's five children. Burr and Theodosia had another five children together, but only their daughter Theodosia Burr Alston survived to adulthood, and was later lost at sea.
Theodosia Burr Alston: 29 Coast of South Carolina, U.S. The daughter of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr, and sometimes called the most educated American woman of her day, sailed from Georgetown, South Carolina, aboard the Patriot, which was never seen again. [63] c. October 1814 Johnston Blakeley: 32–33 Atlantic Ocean