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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 .
The two fell in love, and by 1780 were openly lovers, despite a 10-year age gap. In December 1781, Theodosia discovered her husband had died of yellow fever. [10] Theodosia and Burr's writings to each other covered politics, philosophy and feminism, with the two discussing both Rousseau and British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
Burr and Theodosia were married in 1782, and they moved to a house on Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. [31] After several years of severe illness, Theodosia died in 1794 from stomach or uterine cancer. Their only child to survive to adulthood was Theodosia Burr Alston, born in 1783.
#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 ...
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
Bara was born Theodosia Burr Goodman on July 29, 1885, in Cincinnati, Ohio. [6] She was named after the daughter of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. [7] Her father was Bernard Goodman (1853–1936), [8] a prosperous Jewish tailor from Poland. Her mother, Pauline Louise Françoise (née de Coppett; 1861–1957), was born in Switzerland. [9]
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