THEODOSIA BURR
BY: LARKIN GORHAM

EARLY LIFE

• Born in Albany, New York, June 21, 1783.
• Had 4 siblings
• Only child to survive

LATER LIFE

• Married Joseph Alston on February 2, 1801, in Albany
• Joseph Alston later became governor of South Carolina

CHILDREN

• Son
• Name: Aaron Burr Alston
• Nickname: Gampy
• Gampy died of malaria in 1882 in South Carolina ( bite of mosquito that is infected )

PARENTS

• Theodosia Bartow Prevost
• Aaron Burr
• Aaron Burr was Vice President for Thomas Jefferson during first term
• Theodosia Bartow Prevost had cancer before her daughter was born

MYSTERIOUS DEATH

• Left Charleston to visit her father in New York on Dec. 31, 1812, but the ship disappeared
• Shipwreck because of a storm?
• Wreckers (pirates)?
• War of 1812?

WHY I CHOSE HER

THE SONG

SOURCES

• Atlas Obscura
• Geneanet
• Historic Mysteries
• Biography.com
• History of American Women
• History.com
• The Charlotte Observer

SUMMARY

ANY QUESTIONS?

THE END