Theodosia Burr Alston

Theodosia Burr Alston (June 21, 1783 – January 2 or 3, 1813) was an American socialite and the daughter of the third U.S. Vice President, Aaron Burr, and Theodosia Bartow Prevost. Her husband, Joseph Alston, was governor of South Carolina during the War of 1812. She was lost at sea at age 29.

Theodosia Burr Alston
Portrait by John Vanderlyn, c.1815–1820
Born
Theodosia Burr

(1783-06-21)June 21, 1783
DisappearedJanuary 2 or 3, 1813 (aged 29)
Atlantic Ocean off Georgetown, South Carolina
Spouse
(m. 1801)
Children1
Parent(s)Aaron Burr
Theodosia Bartow Prevost
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