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Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe Hay (December 1786 – January 27, 1840) was an American socialite who acted as unofficial First Lady during her father James Monroe's presidency, as her mother's health kept her away from many White House duties. She was married to prominent attorney George Hay .
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- American
- Acting as First Lady
- Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur (sister)
Eliza Monroe Hay. Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Hay (1786-1840) [1], the eldest of the Monroe children, was born in King George, Virginia. She married George Hay (1765-1830) [2], a prominent Virginia attorney and jurist, in October 1808 [3] . They had one daughter, Hortensia (1809-1834) [4] .
Elizabeth ("Eliza") Kortright Monroe Hay (1786–January 27, 1840): Born in Virginia in December, 1786, Eliza was educated at the school of Madame Jeanne Campan in Paris, when her father served as United States Ambassador to France. Eliza appeared to many a haughty, pompous socialite, quick to remind others of her good breeding and ...
Elizabeth Kortright Hay formerly Monroe. Born 5 Dec 1787 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Ancestors. Daughter of James Monroe and Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe. Sister of James Spence Monroe and Maria Hester (Monroe) Gouverneur.
- Female
- December 5, 1787
- George Hay
- January 27, 1840
Identifier: MS 00053. Scope and Contents Papers, 1795-1834 and undated of Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay (1787-1840), daughter of U.S. President James Monroe. The collection includes letters written by and to Hay and to her father James Monroe.
Papers, 1795-1834 and n.d., of Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay. Includes letters written by and to her and to her father James Monroe. Correspondents include her former teacher Madame [Jeanne Louise Henriette] Campan, her daughter Hortensia M. Rogers of "Druid Hill" near Baltimore, Md. , her son-in-law Lloyd N. Rogers as well as the daughter of ...
Elizabeth Kortright was born on June 30th, 1768, to Lawrence and Hannah Kortright of New York. She first appeared in the eyes of Americans upon her marriage to Congressman James Monroe at the age of seventeen; James was twenty-seven at the time. The forty-four year union of James and Elizabeth proved close and harmonious.
