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Rachel Jackson was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. She lived with him at their home at the Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she never served as first lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson.
First Lady Biography: Rachel Jackson. RACHEL DONELSON ROBARDS JACKSON. Born: Born near the Banister River, about ten miles from present-day Chatham, Virginia, Pittsylvania County, in 1767; the exact date of her birth was not recorded at the time, but has been invariably attributed to the month of June, with some sources designating the date as ...
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 hostesses during Jackson’s administration. Emily Donelson (niece)
