Ancestry of
Ellen (Herndon) Arthur
Wife of President Chester A. Arthur
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- William Lewis Herndon
- Mother:
- Frances Elizabeth Hansborough
- Birth Date:
- 30 Aug 1837
- Birth Location:
- Culpeper Court House, Culpeper Co., Virginia
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- Death Date:
- 12 Jan 1880
- Death Location:
- New York, New York
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- Notes:
Ellen Herndon was the wife of President Chester Arthur, but she was not a First Lady of the United States as she had died prior to her husband becoming President.
Ellen's great-great-grandfather was Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer, who was himself a direct ancestor of General George S. Patton.
Ellen "Nell" Lewis Herndon
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Marriages for Ellen "Nell" Lewis Herndon
- Spouse:
- Chester Alan Arthur
- Marriage Date:
- 25 Oct 1859
- Marriage Location:
- New York, New York
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Sources for Ellen "Nell" Lewis Herndon
- 1 AmericanHeritage.com, "The Presidents: Chester Alan Arthur", (accessed 08/23/2010).
- 2 Reeves, Thomas C., Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur, New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1975), 19-20.
- 3 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2 vols.), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 419.
- 4 Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 400.
- 5 Wikipedia, "Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur", (accessed 08/22/2010).