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Anna Tuthill Harrison (née Symmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) was the first lady of the United States in 1841 as the wife of President William Henry Harrison. She served in the role for only one month, as her husband contracted pneumonia and died shortly after his term began.
Nov 9, 2009 · Anna Harrison (1775-1864) was an American first lady (1841), the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, and grandmother of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd...
Apr 25, 2024 · Anna Harrison (born July 25, 1775, Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.—died February 25, 1864, North Bend, Ohio) was an American first lady (March 4–April 4, 1841), the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, and grandmother of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president.
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Apr 24, 2023 · Anna Tuthill Harrison (née Symmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) was the first lady of the United States in 1841 as the wife of President William Henry Harrison. She served in the role for only one month, as her husband was afflicted with pneumonia and died shortly after his term began.
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American first lady and wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. president, who was the only first lady not to assume any of her duties due to her husband's death one month after his inauguration. Born Anna Symmes on July 25, 1775, in Morristown, New Jersey; died on February 25, 1864, in North Bend, Ohio; second daughter of John Cleves ...
25 Feb 1864 (aged 88) North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA. Burial. William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial. North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Show Map. Memorial ID. 19596. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 6. Flowers 424. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. Ohio. Hamilton County. North Bend.
Anna Symmes was born on July 25, 1775 in Morristown, New Jersey. At 19, Anna traveled to Ohio with her father, Judge John Cleves Symmes, who had taken up land for settlement on the "north bend" of the Ohio River. She had grown up a young lady of the East, completing her education at a boarding school in New York City.
