Who did Alexander Hamilton marry?
Alexander Hamilton married Elizabeth Schuyler in December of 1780. Elizabeth was the daughter of General Philip Schuyler and a member of one of the wealthiest families in New York. Not much is known about Elizabeth because she burned all of her correspondence to Hamilton after his death. She was born in 1757 and died in 1854, 50 years after her husband died. She bore Hamilton 8 children and after his death petitioned Congress for her husband’s pension (which he had waived) and was involved in charity work with orphanages in New York City.
