Theodosia Bartow Burr | |
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 Theodosia Bartow and her husband Aaron Burr, portrait by Henry Benbridge | |
| Born | Theodosia Bartow November 1746 |
| Died | May 18, 1794 (aged 47) |
| Resting place | St. John's Burying Ground, New York |
| Other names | Theodosia Bartow Burr |
| Known for | American Revolution Patriot |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 7 or more, including John Bartow Prevost and Theodosia Burr Alston |
| Parent(s) | Ann Sands Stillwell Theodosius Bartow |
Theodosia Bartow Burr (November 1746 – May 18, 1794), previously known as Theodosia Bartow Prevost, was an American Patriot. Raised by a widowed mother, she married British Army officer Jacques Marcus Prevost at age 17. After the American Revolution began, her own Patriot leanings led her to offer the use of her house, the Hermitage, as a meeting- and resting-place for revolutionaries, including Alexander Hamilton, Marquis de Lafayette, and Aaron Burr; it was briefly used as the headquarters of George Washington, who counted her amongst his friends. Burr's visit to the Hermitage began a secret romance that, following the death of Prevost's first husband, led to marriage.
The couple moved to New York City due to Burr's legal practice, and she acted as a crucial ally as he began his political career. She was known for her wit, unusually deep education and intellectual acuity; her death in 1794 left Burr without "his best ally in the political wars to come".[1]
- ^ Isenberg 2007, p. 127.