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Sarah Angelica Van Buren (née Singleton; February 13, 1818 – December 29, 1877) was an American heiress and a daughter-in-law of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren. She was married to the President's son, Abraham Van Buren II .
Angelica Van Buren. Sarah Angelica Singleton, better known as Angelica, was born in Wedgefield, South Carolina, on February 13, 1816, to mother Rebecca Travis Coles and father Richard Singleton.
But during Van Buren’s tenure, his eldest son Abraham met, and eventually married, Angelica Singleton. Angelica moved into the White House in 1839 with her husband and fulfilled many of the first lady’s duties during the second half of the Van Buren presidency. During his first two years in office, Van Buren played the role of White House ...
May 31, 2023 · Daughter-in-Law of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren. She assumed the post of first lady because the president's wife, Hannah Van Buren, had died and he never remarried. She is the youngest woman ever to act as the White House hostess.
White House hostess. Name variations: Mrs. Abraham Van Buren; Angelica Singleton. Born Angelica Singleton in 1816; died in 1878; cousin of Dolley Madison (1768–1849); married Abraham Van Buren (son of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, and Hannah Hoes Van Buren ), in 1838.
Angelica Van Buren became first lady to Martin Van Buren 11/27/1838 after marrying Martin Van Buren’s son, Abraham Van Buren II. She implemented some royal manners and practices after a visit to England where she met Queen Victoria and Louise Philippe. Angelica was the cousin of Dolley Madison, first lady to President James Madison.
He was never to remarry, so the Van Buren White House lacked a hostess until that role was filled in 1839 by Angelica Singleton Van Buren (1816–1877). She was a native of South Carolina, the daughter of a wealthy and well-connected cotton planter and a relative by marriage of Dolley Madison, social doyenne of the capital.
