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Roosevelt's first wife was named Alice Hathaway Lee. He met her while attending Harvard and became friends with her family members in order to get nearer to her. She was reknowned as a beautiful Victorian wife with piercing blue eyes. Roosevelt's love for her was vibrant and all but consumed him. They were married on Roosevelt's birthday, October 27, 1880. She presented Roosevelt with a daughter in February 1884, but died tragically a few days later - February 14, 1884, Valentine's Day - from complications of Bright's Disease, which had gone undetected through her pregnancy. Hours earlier, Roosevelt's mother had passed away in the same house. Roosevelt, heartbroken, wrote only "The light has gone out of my life," in his diary that day. Little is known about Alice Hathaway Lee: she was only 22 when she died, and T.R. tried very hard to erase the painful memory of his lost love, destroying any mention of her in letters. In fact, he would never mention her name again in conversation, nor would he ever address his daughter named for her by name. T.R. never spoke to baby Alice about her mother.
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Was Franklin D. Roosevelt wife his cousin?
Theodore Roosevelt was his 5th cousin Theodore Roosevelt was his 5th cousin
Who was the First Lady during Franklin Roosevelt presidency?
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt's First Lady (wife) was Edith Roosevelt.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt's First Lady?
His second wife Edith Kermit Roosevelt (nee Carow)
How were Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt related?
Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt were distant (fifth) cousins. Franklin's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt , was Theodore's niece .
Who where Theodore Roosevelt's wifes?
Theodore Roosevelt was married twice. His first wife, who died in 1884, was Alice Hathaway Lee. His second wife was Edith Kermit Carow who died in 1948.
Was Theodore Roosevelt married to this first wife while in office?
He was a New York assemblyman when his first wife died.
How old was Theodore Roosevelt's first wife when she died?
she was 40 years old
Theodore Roosevelt's family?
Theodore Roosevelt's wife's name wasAlice his mom was Martha his dads name was Theodore.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt's wife?
Edith
Theodore Roosevelt family members?
Theodore Roosevelt's wife's name wasAlice his mom was Martha his dads name was Theodore.
Which president had someone other than his wife serve as first lady?
Theodore Roosevelt
Mother of Theodore Roosevelt?
The mother of Theodore Roosevelt was Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, who died on 14 February 1884, the same day as TR"s first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee.
