MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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Question
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Old Age
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Stroke
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Fever
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Duel
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1768, Hamilton’s mother, Rachel Faucette, passed away most likely due to Yellow Fever.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thereafter, Rachel moved with her two children to Saint Croix, where she supported them by keeping a small store in Christiansted. She contracted yellow fever and died on February 19, 1768, leaving Hamilton orphaned.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most likely, Alexander and James Hamilton moved in with Peter or James Lytton when their mother died. Evidently it was Peter Lytton who became their guardian but it was James Lytton who represented them in the probate court.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Hamilton’s mother, Rachel Faucette Buck, died of a fever, that both she and Alexander were suffering from, when Alexander was 12 years old.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shortly after Hamilton came into the world, his father James abandoned the family, fearful that the mother of his child would be charged with bigamy. In 1768, when Hamilton was likely 13 years old, his mother died, effectively leaving him an orphan.