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Jul 13, 2020 · Theodosia Burr didn't appear in Hamilton, but the daughter of Aaron Burr was an important aspect of the figure's life. Here's what happened to her. Theodosia's fate is shrouded in mystery!
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Theodosia Burr Alston was the daughter of (at that time) Senator Aaron Burr and Theodosia Bartow Prevost Burr. Her father stressed her education in both traditionally male and female subjects during her childhood, much of which happened in New York. She was lost at sea at the age of 29 in January 1813, though the exact date is estimated to be about January 2nd or 3rd. There were many stories about her after she was lost, many involving pirates or wreckers. Mrs. Alston was named for her mother, also named Theodosia Burr, who died when her daughter was about ten.
Theodosia Burr Alston was instrumental in the push to bring her father home from exile, writing to the first lady for his safe passage, though this attempt was not successful. She was involved in her father's design for his western conspiracy, whatever that was- it's still unknown what Mr. Burr's intentions were.
"Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
You have my eyes, you have your mother's name
When you came into the world you cried, and it broke my heart"
— Aaron Burr,
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- SHE WAS CONSIDERED A PRODIGY. After reading A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft, Aaron Burr decided to raise his daughter with the best education.
- SHE MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO EXPLORER MERIWETHER LEWIS. The relationship between Theodosia and Lewis has been the subject of tabloid level speculation for over a hundred years.
- HER HONEYMOON DESTINATION WAS THE START OF A TREND. On February 2, 1801, 17-year-old Theodosia married a wealthy southerner named Joseph Alston; shortly after, they went on their honeymoon to Niagara Falls.
- IF THINGS HAD GONE HER FATHER’S WAY, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN A QUEEN. In 1805, one year after the famous duel with Hamilton, Aaron Burr hatched a questionable plan: He was hoping to annex part of North America and declare himself the monarch.
Feb 21, 2023 · In "Dear Theodosia," the second to last song in Hamilton's explosive first act, both Burr and Hamilton take a breather after winning the Revolutionary War. They've both become fathers, and "Dear ...
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Despite not actually having an appearance, Theodosia Burr is mentioned in the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda, most prominently in the song "Dear Theodosia", which her father (originally played by Leslie Odom Jr.) sings to celebrate her birth.
Mar 9, 2022 · Within weeks of the Patriot’s disappearance, rumors about Theodosia’s fate began to spread in the North and the South. Joseph died in 1816, a shell of the man he once was. Burr lived another ...
Jun 26, 2020 · The night before his duel with Hamilton in 1804, Burr wrote a farewell letter to Theodosia, in case he perished the next day, that read: “I am indebted to you, my dearest Theodosia, for a very...
