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Sarah Jackson (née Yorke; July 1805 – August 23, 1887) was the White House hostess and acting first lady of the United States from November 26, 1834, to March 4, 1837. She served in this role as the daughter-in-law of U.S. President Andrew Jackson after marrying his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
Aug 22, 2014 · Sarah Yorke Jackson, daughter-in-law of President Andrew Jackson and, briefly, his White House hostess. (The Hermitage) Andrew Jackson actually had two First Ladies and never married either of them. One was his wife’s niece, Emily Donelson, who did as planned and assumed the role of hostess in the presidential mansion at Washington.
Apr 29, 2022 · Sarah Jackson (July 16, 1803 – August 23, 1887) was the daughter-in-law of US President Andrew Jackson. She served as White House hostess and unofficial First Lady of the United States from November 26, 1834 to March 4, 1837. Sarah was born on July 16, 1803 into a wealthy family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sarah Yorke Jackson received a place in American history, when she assumed the duties of First Lady, after the death of Emily Donelson. Rachel Jackson, as the wife of the 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson, should have served as the nation's First Lady, except she died between her husband's election and his March 4, 1829 ...
Sarah Yorke Jackson. Sarah Yorke was born to Peter and Mary Haines York on July 16, 1803 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father, a sea captain, died in 1815 and her mother died on a trip in 1820. Sarah and her two sisters were orphaned and went to live with an aunt and uncle. Sarah married Andrew Jackson, Jr, who was the nephew and adopted ...
May 31, 2023 · Sarah Yorke Jackson. This portrait of Sarah Yorke Jackson was completed by Mayna Treanor Avent circa 1921, after a Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl portrait from circa 1833. Sarah Yorke Jackson was the wife of Andrew Jackson Jr., who was the adopted son of President Andrew Jackson. Sarah filled the role of White House hostess during the last months ...
Jackson also brought home an Indian child who was orphaned in 1813. They named him Lyncoya and raised him with Andrew Jackson Jr. He died in 1828. Andrew Jackson Jr., his wife Sarah Yorke Jackson, and their children kept Jackson company at The Hermitage in his declining years.
