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Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Taylor Bliss Dandridge
First Lady
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Taylor Bliss Dandridge
April 20, 1824
July 25, 1909
First Lady
President Served:
Zachary Taylor
Term as First Lady:
March 4, 1849 - July 9, 1850 (1.3 years)
Details:
Daughter of the President. Shared role as First Lady with her mother,
Peggy Taylor,
until her father's death while in office.
Birth
Date:
April 20, 1824
Location:
Louisville, KY
Marriage
William Wallace Smith Bliss
December 5, 1846 - August 4, 1853
Philip Pendleton Dandridge
February 11, 1858 - October 28, 1881
Death
Date:
July 25, 1909 (aged 85)
Location:
Winchester, VA
Burial
Burial Location:
Winchester, VA
Burial Site:
Mount Hebron Cemetery