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Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe Hay (December 1786 – January 27, 1840) was an American socialite who acted as unofficial First Lady during her father James Monroe's presidency, as her mother's health kept her away from many White House duties. She was married to prominent attorney George Hay .
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe fue la esposa del presidente estadounidense James Monroe. Nació el 30 de junio de 1768 en Nueva York. Era hija de Lawrence Kortright y Hannah Aspinwall.
Eliza Monroe Hay. Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Hay (1786-1840) [1], the eldest of the Monroe children, was born in King George, Virginia. She married George Hay (1765-1830) [2], a prominent Virginia attorney and jurist, in October 1808 [3] . They had one daughter, Hortensia (1809-1834) [4] .
Daughter of James Monroe and Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe. Sister of James Spence Monroe and Maria Hester (Monroe) Gouverneur. Wife of George Hay — married 17 Oct 1808 [location unknown] Descendants. Mother of Hortensia (Hay) Rogers. Died 27 Jan 1840 at age 52 in Paris, France.
ELIZABETH KORTRIGHT MONROE. Birth: 1768, June 30. New York City, New York. Father: Lawrence Kortright, born 27, November 1728; a New York merchant, died in September of 1794. Mother: Hannah Aspinwall, born 1729-1730, New York City; married 1755, May 6, at Trinity Church in New York City; died, 1777. Ancestry:
Includes letters received by James Monroe while minister to Great Britain, from Sir Alexander Munro; letters of George Hay and his wife, James Monroe's daughter, Eliza Kortright (Monroe) Hay. Letters contain information concerning Hortensia (Hay) Rogers and Lloyd Nicholas Rogers.
The Monroes sent their daughter Eliza Monroe Hay to the Parisian school of Madame Campan, an elite academy of female education. Female education was mainly limited to wealthy families who had the financial ability to hire tutors or pay tuition to female 6 James Wootton, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (Charlottesville: Ash Lawn-Highland, 2002), 13.
