James Monroe

1758 - 1831  (73 years)

• Name	James Monroe  [1]
  Birth	28 Apr 1758	Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1831	New York, New York, New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2071	A Demo Tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Spence Monroe   d. 1774
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Kortright,   b. 30 Jun 1768, New York, New York, New York, USA d. 23 Sep 1830, Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1786	Trinity E Church, New York, New York, New York, USA
  Children	1. Eliza Kortright Monroe,   b. 5 Dec 1787, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 27 Jan 1840, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 52 years)  [natural]   2. James Spence Monroe,   b. May 1799   d. 28 Sep 1800, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 1 year)  [natural]   3. Maria Hester Monroe,   b. 8 Apr 1802, Virginia, USA d. 20 Jun 1850, Aldie, Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F1008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Was elected in 1816 by 183 to 34 electoral votes over Rufus King. Reelected in 1820 by 231 to 1 electoral votes over John Quincy Adams, his successor. During both terms Daniel D. Tompkins served as vice-president. Was the first president to take the oath on a raised portico in front of the Capitol. The dissenter in the 1820 election thought only George Washington deserved to be unanimously elected. Was the third president to die on the Fourth of July.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Elizabeth Monroe