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FIRST LADY Letitia Christian (Tyler)

FIRST LADY Letitia was born on November 12th, 1790 in Cedar Grove , New Kent Co. VA. FIRST LADY Letitia's father is Col COL. Robert Christian and her mother was Mary Browne (Christian). Her paternal grandparents were William Christian and <Unknown>. She had a brother named John. She was the older of the two children. She died at the age of 51 on September 10th, 1842 in The White House, Washington, D.C.. Her burial was in Cedar Grove, Plantation, Virginia.

General Notes
- Letitia CHRISTIAN First Lady of USA
  12 Nov 1790 - 10 Sep 1842
  ID Number: I44122
  
  RESIDENCE: New Kent Co. VA
  
  BIRTH: 12 Nov 1790, Cedar Grove , New Kent Co. VA
  DEATH: 10 Sep 1842, The White House, Washington, D.C.
  BURIAL: Cedar Grove, Plantation, Virginia
  RESOURCES: See: [S180] [S273] [S1615] [S2127]
  Father: Robert CHRISTIAN
  Mother: Mary BROWNE
  
  Family 1 : John TYLER IV of Virginia
  MARRIAGE: 29 Mar 1813, Cedar Grove, New Kent Co. VA
  Children:
  Mary TYLER
  +Robert TYLER C.S.A.
  John TYLER V of C.S.A.
  Letita Christian TYLER
  +Elizabeth TYLER
  Ann Contesse TYLER
  Alice TYLER
  Tazewell TYLER
  Notes
  
  She was an invalid when Tyler became president and made only one public appearance, at her daughter Elizabeth's marriage in 1842. Letitia Christian Tyler, the President's first wife, died in the White House in September, 1842.
  
                                               _William CHRISTIAN __+
                                              | (1713 - 1808)
                         _William CHRISTIAN __|
                        | (1742 - ....) m 1759|
                        |                     |_Anne COLLIER _______
                        |                       (1711 - ....)
  _Robert CHRISTIAN ___|
  | (1760 - ....) m 1786|
  |                     |                      _Thomas COLLIER _____+
  |                     |                     | (1714 - 1750) m 1734
  |                     |_Anne COLLIER _______|
  |                       (1740 - 1772) m 1759|
  |                                           |_Rebecca HUNT _______
  |                                             (1709 - ....) m 1734
  |
  |--Letitia CHRISTIAN First Lady of USA
  | (1790 - 1842)
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  |_Mary BROWNE ________|
  (1765 - 1822) m 1786|
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Christian Snr. "THE IMMIGRANT"^*
  - b.1636 in Baldroma, Isle of Man d.1694
  
  James Christian
  - b.29 Apr 1676 d.1754
  
  Eleanor Kewly ? (Christian)
  - b.1640
  
  William Christian
  - b.1713 in Ronaldsway, Isle of Man d.1808 in Hango Hill, Isle of Man
  
  Anne Macon (Christian)
  - b.15 Dec 1685 d.1755
  
  William Christian
  - b.1742 in New Kent Co. VA
  
  - b.1711
  
  Col COL. Robert Christian
  - b.05 May 1760
  
  - b.1740 d.1772
  
  FIRST LADY Letitia Christian (Tyler)
  - b.12 Nov 1790 in Cedar Grove , New Kent Co. VA d.10 Sep 1842 in The White House, Washington, D.C.
  
  Mary Browne (Christian)
  - b.1765 d.1882
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Sources/Citations Ancestry.com gedcoms: Ancestors of John Tyler, "The Trabue Family in America 1700-1983", "Gwathmeys VA in Rev." , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0014/g0000001.htm, Berl Tree , "Edward O. Guerrant: Apostle to the Highlands", "Eunice Guerrant", Ancestors of American Presidents, Ancestry com Family Data Collection and gene pool individual record, Letters and Times of the Tylers, John Tyler (IV) L.G. Tyler, The Letters & Times of the Tylers, vol. 3 , Genealogy of John Tyler and his Descendants

FIRST LADY Letitia Christian (Tyler)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

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