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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1768 - 1830 (62 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Elizabeth Kortright was born on 30 Jun 1768 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA (daughter of Lawrence Kortright); died on 23 Sep 1830 in Oak Hill, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA; was buried in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA. Notes:
Elizabeth was the daughter of Captain Lawrence Kortright of the British Army and Hannah (Aspinwall) Kortright and a descendant of Jan van Kortyke, a Flemish immigant from Leerdam to Harlem, New York in 1653.
Attending state functions in Europe with her ambassador husband, she was able to observe court etiquette. She won acclaim during the French Revolution for her courageous pleading that saved the life of Lafayette's wife.
She was an accomplished hostess in the White House and gave to the social functions a ceremonious elegance that was unknown before. Elizabeth was not in robust health, so she was assisted by her daughters, Eliza and Maria.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Partial Lines of Selected Ancestors and Selected Collateral Descendants of the Monroes.
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Died:
"Oak Hill, Loudon Co., Va."
Elizabeth married James Monroe, 5th US President on 16 Feb 1786 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. James (son of Col. Spence Monroe and Elizabeth Jones) was born on 28 Apr 1758 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died on 4 Jul 1831 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA; was buried in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Married:
Trinity Episcopal Church
Children:
- Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was born on 5 Dec 1787 in Fredericksburg, , Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jan 1840 in Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France.
- James Spence Monroe was born in May 1799; died on 28 Sep 1800 in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA.
- Maria Hester Monroe was born in 1803 in Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France; died in 1850 in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Lawrence Kortright was born about 1743; and died. Notes:
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.
Children:
- 1. Elizabeth Kortright was born on 30 Jun 1768 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA; died on 23 Sep 1830 in Oak Hill, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA; was buried in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA.
- Hester Kortright was born about 1776; and died.
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