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Theodosia Burr Alston
American socialite, daughter of Aaron Burr (1783–1813)
"Theodosia Burr" redirects here. For her mother, see Theodosia Bartow Prevost.
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.
Theodosia burr alston biography
She became First Lady of South Carolina after her husband, Joseph Alston, became governor of South Carolina during the War of 1812. She was lost at sea at age 29.
Early life
Theodosia Burr Alston was born to Aaron Burr and Theodosia Bartow Prevost in Albany, New York in 1783, a year after they married.
Alston's mother was the widow of Jacques Marcus Prevost (1736-1781), a British Army officer who settled in New York City; she had five other children from that marriage and was nine years Burr's senior.[1]
Alston was raised mostly in New York City.
Her education was closely supervised by her father, who stressed mental discipline.