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The Hamiltons of the United States are a family of Scottish origin, whose most prominent member was Alexander Hamilton (1755/57–1804), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Their ancestors and relations in Scotland included the Lairds of Kerelaw Castle in Stevenston , North Ayrshire , of the Cambuskeith branch of Clan Hamilton .
Johann Michael Lavien (or John Lavien) (c. 1717 – February 28, 1771) was a merchant and planter who lived on the Caribbean islands of Nevis and Saint Croix. [1] [2] He was the first husband of Rachael Fawcett, who later became the mother of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton (the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker .
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
Hamilton was born on January 26, 1816, in New York City. He was the third of five children, and the only son, born to James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878) and Mary Morris, the daughter of Robert Morris and Frances Ludlum and the sister of Lewis Gouverneur Morris (1808–1900).
In 1833, Hamilton used funds from his mother's sale of The Grange to purchase a townhouse for her and his family in New York City, at 4 St. Mark's Place (now known as the Hamilton-Holly House). [21] Between 1833 and 1842, he and his wife lived there with his mother, his sister Eliza Hamilton Holly , and her husband Sidney Augustus Holly.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 November 2024. Daughter of Alexander Hamilton (1799 – 1859) Eliza Hamilton Holly Born Eliza Hamilton (1799-11-20) November 20, 1799 New York City, New York Died October 17, 1859 (1859-10-17) (aged 59) Washington, D.C. Resting place Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York Nationality American ...
Between 1834 and 1840, Hamilton read, sorted, and organized his father's letters and other papers, and wrote a two-volume biography titled The Life of Alexander Hamilton. [3] The biography was published in 1840–1841; however, nearly all copies were destroyed in a fire while in the process of binding. [3]