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  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Morristown, New Jersey
  • PLACE OF DEATH: North Bend, Ohio
  • Maiden Name: Anna Tuthill Symmes
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For one month, Anna Harrison was an American First Lady, the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States.


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Anna Harrison was an American First Lady, the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth U.S. president. Anna and William met each other in Ohio. Despite her father's disapproval, they secretly married in 1795. They had ten children, five of whom died early in life. Harrison was in office just one month before he died. His pension was given to her, setting a precedent of subsequent first ladies.

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