Elizabeth Kortright Monroe

1787 - 1840  (52 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe  [1]
  Born	5 Dec 1787	Fredericksburg, , Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Jan 1840	Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France   [2, 3]
  Buried	Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France   [2, 3]
  	Pere La Chaise
  Person ID	I1644	Munro
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Elizabeth Kortright,   b. 30 Jun 1768, New York, New York Co., New York, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1830, Oak Hill, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1786	New York, New York Co., New York, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	Trinity Episcopal Church [4]
  Family ID	F771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judge George Hay,   b. 15 Dec 1765, Williamsburg, Williamsburg (City), Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1830, Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1808	, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  	George and Elizabeth were married at "Ashlawn", the home of President James Monroe. [2]
  Children	+ 1. Hortense Monroe Hay,   b. 1809,   d. 10 Dec 1854, Orchard Hill, Kent Co., Maryland, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth (or Eliza) lived in France while her father was minister there. (One reference says she was born in France.) She was eduacted in France and was called "LaBelle Americaine" and the Heiress of "Ashfield". She named her daughter after her classmate, Hortense de Beauharnais, who married Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonapart in 1802. Louis and Hortense were later crowned King and Queen of Holland. Elizabeth later returned to France where she became a Catholic and died in a Paris Convent. She is buried in the cemetery of Pere la Chaise in Paris. One reference gives her birth year as 1786 and another says she was born in Paris, France. Her sister, Maria was born in Paris while her father was minister to the Court of St. James in France, but Elizabeth was born before her father was appointed. Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret - Monroe, James Harrison Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [2, 3]

  
  

• Sources

  [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. 43 (Reliability: 3). [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). [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).