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 | |
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Portrait by John Vanderlyn, c. 1815–1820 | |
Born | Theodosia Burr June 21, 1783 Albany, New York, U.S. |
Disappeared | January 2 or 3, 1813 (aged 29) Atlantic Ocean off Georgetown, South Carolina |
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Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Aaron Burr Theodosia Bartow Prevost |
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