Information on Alexander Hamilton's wife

2. Fact #1
• Was as clever as Angelica

3. Fact #2
• Was as beautiful as Peggy

4. Fact #3
• Second oldest child in her family

5. Fact #4
• Was a favorite of the nursery at the Schuyler
Mansion

6. Fact #5
• She had 7 siblings
– 3 brothers
– 4 sisters

7. Fact #6
• She was friends with:
– Tench Tilghman
– Lafayette
– Martha Washington
– Theodosia Burr
– George Washington
– James Madison

8. Fact # 7
• Was taught how to play backgammon by
Ben Franklin in April of 1776

9. Fact #8
• Was avidly interested in the world
surrounding her

10. Fact #9
• Always treasured Alexander’s sonnet “the
soul ascending into the Bliss”

11. Fact #10
• Was at Alexander’s side when he died

12. Fact #11
• She was a patriot

13. Fact #12
• Was favored by Benedict Arnold

14. Fact #13
• She was a sweet girl

15. Fact #14
• Has always been too softhearted

16. Fact #15
• She was an ambitious soldier’s wife

17. Fact #16
• Married Alexander Hamilton on December
14, 1780

18. Fact #17
• She admired Alexander Hamilton

19. Fact #18
• She was good with soldiers during the
Revolutionary War

20. Fact #19
• Was a congressman’s wife

21. Fact #20
• She knew at least 12 of the first 16
Presidents

22. Fact #21
• Was tender-hearted

23. Fact #22
• Was proud of everything that Alexander had
done

24. Fact #23
• Was Alexander’s angel

25. Fact #24
• Found someone to write her husband’s
biography

26. Fact #25
• Had a gift for charity

27. Fact #26
• She was a belle of both Revolutionary War
balls and military camps

28. Fact #27
• Helped to establish not one orphange,
but two orphanges

29. Fact #28
• She was petite and an attractive woman

30. Fact #29
• She could hold a grudge

31. Fact #30
• Was more sensible than Angelica and Peggy

32. Fact #31
• More interested in books than in fashion

33. Fact #32
• Lacked vanity

34. Fact #33
• Cares about fresh ideas

35. Fact #34
• Was twenty years old when she met
Lt.Colonel Hamilton

36. Fact #35
• Was the daughter of Major General Philip
Schuyler

37. Fact #36
• Spoke with passion

38. Fact #37
• Was devoted to the Revolutionary war cause

39. Fact #38
• Was known for her charitable acts

40. Fact #39
• Was kind, generous, gentle, patient, loyal,
honorable, compassionate, strong willed,
funny, courageous,

41. Fact #40
• She valued Alex as himself

42. Fact #41
• Hated the idea of slavery

43. Fact #42
• Alex was her soldier-poet

44. Fact #43
• Was Alexander’s dearest girl, angel,
happiness, charmer, Betsey, counsel, friend

45. Fact #44
• She always considered others before herself

46. Fact #45
• Had a cheerful soul

47. Fact #46
• She only has one miscarriage

48. Fact #47
• Gave birth to 5 boys and 2 girls

49. Fact #48
• She adopted only one child

50. Fact #49
• Alex and Eliza overall had eight kids

51. Fact #50
• She lost her oldest son due to death from a
duel

52. Fact #51
• She was so overwhelmed with grief after
Alex died

53. Fact #52
• Was only forty-six when Alex died

54. Fact #53
• She lived on to die at the age of 97

55. Fact #54
• Founded the first New York Orphanage

56. Fact #55
• She was married to Alex for 24 years

57. Fact #56
• She died as the last remaining widow of one
of the Founding Fathers in 1854

58. Fact #57
• Her dad died only four months after
Alexander

59. Fact #58
• Was a vocal advocate for Alex in person

60. Fact #59
• Was born on August 9, 1757

61. Fact #60
• Received some tutoring

62. Fact #61
• Her spelling was poor

63. Fact #62
• Tench Tilgman called her “the little saint”

64. Fact #63
• Her birth sign is Leo

65. Fact #64
• Was schooled at home

66. Fact #65
• Alex called her:
– Betsey
– His saucy little charmer
– Little nut brown maid
– His charmer
– His pretty Damsel
– My angel
– Dearest girl
– His happiness
– his counsel

67. Fact #66
• She was introduced to Alex at George
Washington’s headquarters in 1780.