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Anna Harrison, First Lady

Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (July 25, 1775 - February 25, 1864) was the wife of President William Harrison and grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison. She was First Lady for one month in 1841. in the spring of 1795, she met Lieutenant Harrison, in town on military business. He was stationed at nearby Fort Washington. Her father disapproved of Harrison, largely because he wanted to spare his daughter the hardships of army camp life. The courtship flourished behind his back. They married on November 22, 1795. They had a happy marriage despite the succession of tragedies in the untimely deaths of five of their grown children. Her husband, died only one month after being in office, and before she ever made it to the White House. Following William's death she lived with her son John Scott, and helped raise his children. In June 1841, President Tyler signed into law the first pension for a president's widow, a grant of $25,000. She in 1864, at the age of 88.
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Anna Harrison, First Lady
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Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (July 25, 1775 - February 25, 1864) was the wife of President William Harrison and grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison. She was First Lady for one month in 1841. in the spring of 1795, she met Lieutenant Harrison, in town on military business. He was stationed at nearby Fort Washington. Her father disapproved of Harrison, largely because he wanted to spare his daughter the hardships of army camp life. The courtship flourished behind his back. They married on November 22, 1795. They had a happy marriage despite the succession of tragedies in the untimely deaths of five of their grown children. Her husband, died only one month after being in office, and before she ever made it to the White House. Following William's death she lived with her son John Scott, and helped raise his children. In June 1841, President Tyler signed into law the first pension for a president's widow, a grant of $25,000. She in 1864, at the age of 88.
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