James Monroe

Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay

She was born December 1786, died in 1835, at the age of 49. Educated in Paris, Eliza grew to love the cultured life of Europe. She married George Hay, a prominent American attorney. Eliza substitued as the White House hostess for her invalid mother who was unable to entertain. After her father's death, she returned to France where she converted to the Catholic faith shortly before her death.

J. S. Monroe

He was born in May 1799. He lived a little more than two years before dying on September 28, 1801. He was the only son of James and Elizabeth Monroe.

Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur

She was born in 1803, she died in 1850, at the age of 47. She was the first presidential child to be married in the White House. Her future husband Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur worked as Junior Secretary in the Monroe Administration. They married in 1820.
They eventually moved to New York City, where Samuel was appointed postmaster. James Monroe, widowed and in dire financial straits turned to Maria and her husband for help. He lived his final years with the Gouverneurs.

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