M, #10611, b. 28 April 1758, d. 4 July 1831
President James Monroe, son of
Spence Monroe and
Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones, was born on 28 April 1758
in Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia
.
1 President James Monroe was the son of
Spence Monroe and
Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones.
1 President James Monroe married
Elizabeth Kortright on 16 February 1786
at Trinity E Church, New York City, New York
.
1 President James Monroe died on 4 July 1831
in New York City, New York
, at age 73.
1 He was buried
at Hollywood Cementary, Virginia
.
1 James's father
Spence Monroe died in 1774.
1 President James Monroe became the father of
Eliza Kortright Monroe on 5 December 1787.
1 President James Monroe became the father of
James Spence Monroe in May 1799.
1 James's son
James Spence Monroe died on 28 September 1800
in Richmond, Virginia
.
1 President James Monroe became the father of
Maria Hester Monroe in 1803.
1 James's daughter was married at wedding of
Eliza Kortright Monroe and
George Hay on 17 October 1808
in Fredericksburg, Virginia
.
1 Was elected in 1816 by 183 to 34 electoral votes over Rufus King. Reelected in 1820 by 231 to 1 electoral votes over John Quincy Adams, his successor. During both terms Daniel D. Tompkins served as vice-president. Was the first president to take the oath on a raised portico in front of the Capitol. The dissenter in the 1820 election thought only George Washington deserved to be unanimously elected. Was the third president to die on the Fourth of July.
1 President James Monroe became
President of the United States on 4 March 1817 replacing
President James Madison. President James Monroe was over
Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins as
Vice President of the United States on 4 March 1817. James's daughter was married at wedding of
Maria Hester Monroe and
Samuel Laurence on 9 March 1820
in White House, Washington, DC
.
1 President James Monroe was replaced as
President of the United States by
President John Quincy Adams on 4 March 1825. President James Monroe became a widower with the death of his wife,
Elizabeth Kortright on 23 September 1830
in Oak Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia
, at age 62.
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