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Martha Eppes (mother) Martha Skelton Jefferson ( née Wayles; October 30, 1748 – September 6, 1782) was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781. She died in 1782, 19 years before he became president.
- Anne Fleming
- Dorothea Henry
- John Wayles (father), Martha Eppes (mother)
María Teresa Josefa Antonia Joaquina Rodríguez del Toro Alayza [a] (15 October 1781 – 22 January 1803), was the Spanish-born wife of Simón Bolívar. After only two years of engagement and eight months of marriage, she died after contracting yellow fever at 21 years of age. Bolívar swore and kept his promise to never remarry.
- María Teresa Josefa Antonia Joaquina Rodríguez del Toro Alayza, October 15, 1781, Madrid, Spain
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott ( / ˈkwɪnzi /; May 21 (May 10 O.S.) 1747 – February 3, 1830) was an American hostess, daughter of Justice Edmund Quincy of Braintree and Boston, and the wife of Founding Father John Hancock. [2] Her aunt, also named Dorothy Quincy, was the subject of Oliver Wendell Holmes ' poem Dorothy Q. [3] The Dorothy Quincy ...
- Lydia Henchman Hancock (1776–1777), John George Washington Hancock (1778–1787)
- Elizabeth Adams
Jacky had spent most of the war at home, tending to his mother, his young wife, and their four young children, but he was anxious to become more involved in the war effort. Jacky’s Death. In October 1781, Jacky begged his parents to allow him to join General Washington as a civilian aide during the siege at Yorktown.
Lucy Flucker Knox. Lady Knox Daughters. Title Civilian. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / American. Date of Birth - Death August 2, 1756 – June 20, 1824. The 18th-century, in Western society particularly, brought with it greater flexibility in choosing a romantic partner. A shift from past practices that viewed marriages as opportunities ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Benedict Arnold (born January 14, 1741, Norwich, Connecticut [U.S.]—died June 14, 1801, London, England) served the cause of the American Revolution as an officer until 1779, when he shifted his allegiance to the British. In 1780 he offered to surrender West Point to the British, and he led a British attack on New London, Connecticut, in 1781.
Aug 8, 2018 · Cornwallis, planning to sally against Lafayette, sent Arnold and company north and ensconced himself at Yorktown with 5,000 infantry and 800 cavalrymen. James Armistead joined the British general’s camp at Portsmouth, working overtly as a scout and forager and covertly as a secret rebel agent. Cornwallis made Armistead an orderly, assigned to ...
