Rachel Jackson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, Rachel Donelson Robards, Rachel Robards, Rachel Donelson Jackson
wife of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1767–1828)
Key facts
- Born
- Rachel Donelson , ( 1767-06-15 ) June 15, 1767, Pittsylvania County , Colony of Virginia , British America
- Died
- December 22, 1828 (1828-12-22) (aged 61), Davidson County, Tennessee , U.S.
- Resting place
- The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Spouses
- Lewis Robards ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1787 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1793 ) Andrew Jackson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1794 )
- Children
- Andrew Jackson Jr.
- Parent s
- John Donelson , Rachel Stockley
- Relatives
- Emily Donelson (niece) Andrew Jackson Donelson (nephew) Daniel Smith Donelson (nephew) John Donelson Martin (great-nephew) John Walker (nephew-in-law) Sarah Yorke Jackson (daughter-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rachel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Halifax County
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Spouse
- Andrew Jackson
- Father
- John Donelson
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- First Lady of the United States
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Rachel Donelson Jackson by Ralph E. W. Earl.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1767-06-15
- Commons category
- Rachel Jackson
- date of death
- 1828-12-22
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Rachel Jackson
- place of burial
- Tennessee
- birth name
- Rachel Donelson
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Encyclopedic overview
Rachel Jackson (née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. She lived with him at their home at the Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she never served as first lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson.
Rachel Jackson was married at first to Lewis Robards in Nashville. In about 1791, she eloped with Andrew Jackson, believing that Robards had secured the couple a divorce. It was later revealed that he had not, meaning that her marriage to Jackson was bigamous. They were forced to remarry in 1794 after the divorce had been finalized.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rachel Jackson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.