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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1768 - 1830 (62 years)
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| Name |
Elizabeth Kortright [1, 2] |
| Born |
30 Jun 1768 |
New York, New York Co., New York, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
23 Sep 1830 |
Oak Hill, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA |
- "Oak Hill, Loudon Co., Va."
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| Buried |
Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA |
| Person ID |
I1627 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
30 May 2008 |
| Family |
James Monroe, 5th US President, b. 28 Apr 1758, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA , d. 4 Jul 1831, New York, New York Co., New York, USA (Age 73 years) |
| Married |
16 Feb 1786 |
New York, New York Co., New York, USA [1, 2, 3, 4] |
- Trinity Episcopal Church [3]
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| Children |
| + | 1. Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, b. 5 Dec 1787, Fredericksburg, , Virginia, USA , d. 27 Jan 1840, Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France (Age 52 years) |
| | 2. James Spence Monroe, b. May 1799, d. 28 Sep 1800, Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA (Age ~ 1 years) |
| + | 3. Maria Hester Monroe, b. 1803, Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France , d. 1850, Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA (Age 47 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F771 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| 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
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- [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, "William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine " - Vol. XIII #4 - Oct 1933 - The Monroe Family - p. 231-241 (Reliability: 3).
- [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Monroe - 23 Aug 1932 (Reliability: 3).
- [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 28 (Reliability: 3).
- [S618] Clan Munro files - Belton, Celia Munro, Celia Munro Belton, Lineage of James Monroe (Reliability: 3).
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