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She had good childhood. Her father fought in the war, which was near her home. Her mother gave her a simple education, and taught her to sew. They went to the Dutch Reformed Church, in Albany, New York.
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She was born to Philip Schuyler and Catherine Van Rensselaer. She was the third of seven siblings.
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Hamilton, her sister Eliza's husband, started writing to Peggy shortly after he started courting. She had a good relationship with her brother in-law, speaking Angelica, her oldest sister, is rumored to have had an affair with him.
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She was known as very witty and sarcastic.
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Peggy, then 25, and Stephen, then 19, who were distant cousins, eloped because Peggy's father wouldn't give them permission, since Stephen was so young.
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Peggy and Stephen actually had 3 children, but Stephen Van Rensselaer IV was the only one who survived to adulthood.
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She worsened during the winter of 1800-1801
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She died with only Alexander Hamilton by her side.
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Peggy premiered on Broadway with Jasmine
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