They raised eight children, and built the Grange, their country house in upper Manhattan, in 1802. During Hamilton’s multifaceted career (he was, among other things, a congressman, secretary of the treasury, a lawyer, and co-author of the Federalist Papers), he and Elizabeth resided primarily in New York City and Philadelphia. Hamilton had served as George Washington’s primary aide during the American Revolution, and he became one of the most important members of the new nation after its founding. Her vivacity, intelligence, and amiability, had rendered her a universal favorite in the polished circles of Albany, at that time one of the most select and cultivated towns in the country.” According to Hamilton’s biographer, writing in 1858, “The bride was beautiful, accomplished, talented, and well-born. Livingston informed me that I was not mistaken in my Conjecture that she was the finest tempered Girl in the World.Īlexander Hamilton (1755-1804) met Elizabeth Schuyler soon thereafter, and the two were wed in December of 1780. A Brunette with the most good natured lively dark eyes that I ever saw, which threw a beam of good temper and benevolence over her whole Countenance. I was prepossessed in favor of the young Lady the moment I saw her. In 1779, Tench Tilghman, met Elizabeth Schuyler and wrote the following description of her: The Schuylers were one of the nation’s wealthiest families, and Elizabeth and her siblings grew up accustomed to finery and elite company.

Born in Albany, New York, the daughter of General Philip Schuyler and his wife Catherine Van Rensselaer, Elizabeth Schuyler was raised in Albany’s most elegant mansion.

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