Monroe, Maria Hester (1803–1850)
Monroe, Maria Hester (1803–1850)
American first daughter. Name variations: Mrs. Samuel L. Gouverneur; Hester Kortright Gouverneur. Born 1803 in Paris, France; died 1850 in Oak Hill, VA; dau. of James Monroe (5th US president) and Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe (1768–1830); sister of Eliza Kortright Monroe (1786–1840); m. Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (member of NY State legislature and postmaster of NYC), 1820 (died 1867); children: James Monroe Gouverneur (1822–1865); Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (1826–1880); Elizabeth Kortright Gouverneur (1824–1868).
Was the 1st daughter of a US president to be married in the White House (Mar 9, 1820).
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