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Hannah Van Buren
portrait — Hannah Van Buren
First Lady of the United States

Hannah Van Buren

Wife of Martin Van Buren · Died 1819

Hannah Van Buren died almost two decades before her husband Martin assumed the Presidency in 1837. Theirs was a loving marriage which produced four children. It is known that she was extremely religious and devoted to charitable works for the poor. She died of apparent tuberculosis and Van Buren did President Martin Van Buren →

Born
1783Kinderhook, NY
Died
1819
First Lady
Husband
Martin Van Buren8th President
Married
1807
Children
Abraham, John, Martin Jr., Smith Thompson Hannah Van Buren died almost two decades before her husband Martin assumed the Presidency in 1837. Theirs was a loving marriage which produced four children. It is known that she was extremely religious and devoted to charitable works for the poor. She died of apparent tuberculosis and Van Buren did not remarry. Van Buren maintained close relationships with his children throughout his life. His daughter in-law, Angelica Singleton, acted as his White House hostess. She was married to the Van Burens' eldest son, Abraham and was also a relative of former First Lady, Dolley Madison googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1439050017613-1'); }); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Hannah Van Buren died almost two decades before her husband Martin assumed the Presidency in 1837. Theirs was a loving marriage which produced four children. It is known that she was extremely religious and devoted to charitable works for the poor. She died of apparent tuberculosis and Van Buren did not remarry. Van Buren maintained close relationships with his children throughout his life.

His daughter in-law, Angelica Singleton, acted as his White House hostess. She was married to the Van Burens' eldest son, Abraham and was also a relative of former First Lady, Dolley Madison

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