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tyler was born in 1790,1 year after george washington took office.
2 of his granchildren are still alive and in their 90's
tyler had a son when he was in his 60's. that son had 2 sons when he was in his 70's
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)jpak
(41,759 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)It's said he gave his inaugural address in freezing weather, spoke for 2 hours, caught pneumonia from it and died. Not sure if that's really how he caught it, but that's the story.
Tyler was the first ever VP to take over in that fashion, and apparently there was much controversy about it at the time.
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)softydog88
(126 posts)I love facts like this. Another one I like: Mozart died in 1791, and a photo exists of his wife, Constanza.
central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,608 posts)I'm writing from Alexandria, Virginia. We keep track of things like that.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...who, when *he* was a little boy, had spoken to an eyewitness to the Battle of Concord Bridge. I still get gooseflesh, thinking of the details that old man gave me of that battle and the Revolutionary era--details he got first-hand...
rdking647
(5,113 posts)her father fought for both sides
http://www.webnewsys.com/2019/11/irene-triplett-last-surviving-civil-war.html