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Rachel Jackson (née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.
Jun 15, 2017 · Rachel Jackson ran away from her husband and got divorced to marry Andrew, an incident that haunted her for life
Rachel Jackson, wife of U.S. Army general and president-elect Andrew Jackson, who became the seventh president of the United States (1829–37). She died shortly before his inauguration.
Dec 18, 2009 · Rachel Jackson (1767-1828) was the wife of U.S. Army general and President-elect Andrew Jackson, who became the seventh president of the United States (1829–37).
May 5, 2017 · Rachel Donelson was no victim but was a strong woman on the American frontier who at 21 years old decided to overthrow convention in order to leave her unhappy marriage and throw her lot in with...
Wearing the white dress she had purchased for her husband’s inaugural ceremonies in March 1829, Rachel Donelson Jackson was buried in the garden at The Hermitage, her home near Nashville,...
Apr 1, 2011 · April 1, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Andrew Jackson triumphed in the 1828 presidential election, but before he could claim his place in the White House, his victory was tainted by sorrow. His wife...
Rachel Jackson. Wearing the white dress she had purchased for her husband’s inaugural ceremonies in March 1829, Rachel Donelson Jackson was buried in the garden at the Hermitage, her home near Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Eve in 1828.
Andrew Jackson met Rachel Donelson Robards not long after his arrival in Nashville in 1788, while staying at her mother’s boarding house. The historian James Parton described Rachel as the “best storyteller, the best dancer, the sprightliest companion, the most dashing horsewoman in the western country.”.
Click here to see full bio of Rachel Jackson. Rachel Jackson died a few months before her husband took office. Their niece, Emily Donelson, and daughter-in-law, Sarah Yorke Jackson, served as...
