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Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854 [2]) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 November 2024. Daughter of Alexander Hamilton (1799 – 1859) Eliza Hamilton Holly Born Eliza Hamilton (1799-11-20) November 20, 1799 New York City, New York Died October 17, 1859 (1859-10-17) (aged 59) Washington, D.C. Resting place Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York Nationality American ...
As Hamilton and Eliza silently walk the streets of the city at night, passersby look on them with pity and say that the two are "going through the unimaginable." Through their grieving, Alexander begs for forgiveness for what he has done to Eliza ( his affair with Maria Reynolds ) so he can help her through Philip's death, to which she silently ...
Philip Hamilton was born in Albany, New York, on January 22, 1782.His father, Alexander Hamilton, was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
In 1848, Angelica's sister, Eliza Hamilton Holly, moved their 91-year-old mother, Elizabeth, from New York to Washington, D.C., [9] where she died in 1854 at age 97. Elizabeth Hamilton requested in her will that her other children be "kind, affectionate, and attentive" to her "unfortunate daughter Angelica."
After the death of Alexander Hamilton, the already deceased George Washington comes forward and repeats a line from his earlier song, "History Has Its Eyes on You": "Let me tell you what I wish I'd known/When I was young and dreamed of glory/You have no control", then the rest of the cast joins in with this song's title: "Who lives, who dies, who tells your story."
Hamilton courted Eliza Putnam Knox, [16] the daughter of Thomas Knox, a leading New York City merchant, [8] and Mary Hester Knox, née Kortright, the sister of Elizabeth Monroe. Eliza's birth date is unknown, [17] [18] but Trinity Church, New York, has a record of her baptism which took place there on August 3, 1794.
Maria Reynolds (née Lewis; March 30, 1768 – March 25, 1828) was the wife of James Reynolds, and was Alexander Hamilton's mistress between 1791 and 1792. She became the object of much scrutiny after the release of the Reynolds Pamphlet and central in America's first political sex scandal.