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   Eliza Jumel (née Bowen; April 2, 1775 – July 16, 1865), also known as Eliza Burr, was a wealthy American socialite. She was married to Aaron Burr and their divorce was finalized on the day of his death.

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   Jul 8, 2024 · The life of Eliza Jumel is a tale about a woman who came to New York to make good on the American Dream. Margaret Oppenheimer’s splendid book, The Remarkable Rise of...

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4. www.encyclopedia.com › jumel-eliza-bowen-1775-1865Jumel, Eliza Bowen (1775–1865) | Encyclopedia.com

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   Eliza Jumel was a controversial figure who married former vice-president Aaron Burr in 1833 after a scandalous life as a prostitute and a wealthy widow. Learn about her early years, her marriages, her divorce, and her legacy in New York history.

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   Madame Eliza Jumel’s flamboyant lifestyle, opinions and actions brought about her arrest in 1816. She was asked to leave the country by King Louis XVIII, and was taken under military escort by the Royal Guard to one of Jumel‘s ships in the harbor.

6. www.revolutionarywomenproject.com › eliza-bowen-jumelEliza Bowen Jumel - The Revolutionary Women Project

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   Jul 6, 2016 · Learn about the life and achievements of Eliza Jumel, a self-made woman who rose from poverty to become one of the richest women in New York. She married Stephen Jumel and Aaron Burr, and amassed a large art collection.

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   "Eliza Jumel was one of the great horizontals of American history."

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   Who was Eliza Jumel?

   • Although she was born into poverty, an advantageous marriage to a wealthy merchant made her one of the richest women in New York at the time of her death. Eliza Jumel was born Elizabeth Bowen in Providence, Rhode Island, on April 2, 1775 (she would later joke "that she had come near being an April fool").

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   What is the life of Eliza Jumel about?

   • The life of Eliza Jumel is a tale about a woman who came to New York to make good on the American Dream. Margaret Oppenheimer’s splendid book, The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: Marriage and Money in the Early Republic, takes readers along on a tale of intrigue, scandal and innuendo.

   The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: An Early New York Success Story

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   When does Eliza Jumel die?

   • Recently, in conjunction with Eliza Jumel’s birthday on April 2, 2016, the Morris-Jumel Mansion held a paranormal investigation of the house (although due to scheduling this investigation ended up taking place on April 16, 2106). The next one will be on July 17, 2016 in conjunction with Eliza Jumel’s death day.

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   Who were Eliza Jumel parents?

   • Although Eliza Jumel claimed that her family name was Capet and that her mother died in childbirth while on a ship traveling to the West Indies, she was in fact born to one Phebe Kelley in Rhode Island in 1775. Her father John Bowen was a sailor, and it is unclear if her parents were married.

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9. www.newyorkalmanack.com › 2016 › 02The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel - New York Almanack

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   Feb 20, 2016 · Margaret A. Oppenheimer sheds light on the mansion and its most notorious occupant in her new book, The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic (2015 Chicago Review Press).