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Birth in Charles City, Virginia
John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790. He was born in Charles City, Virginia. His parents were John Tyler, and Mary Marot Armistead Tyler. -
Mother's death
The mom of John Tyler died at a very young age -
The Next Stage of Life
John Tyler graduated from the college of William and Mary on July 4, 1807. -
The War of 1812
He served in the War of 1812 as captain -
Father's Death
John Tyler's dad pronounced dead -
First Marriage
John Tyler got married at the age of 23 to Letitia Christian Tyler at New Kent Country, Virginia on March 29, 1813. -
First Child of Many with First Wife
Mary Tyler was John Tyler's first born -
Second Child
Robert Tyler (1816-1877) -
Vice President
He became vice president in 1840 and became president -
First to Assume Presidency
John Tyler assumes presidency and becomes president without an election -
The New President
John Tyler became the first vice president to become president due to the death of William Henry Harrison. -
Independent Treasury Act Repealed
John Tyler repealed another bank from being built in the United States -
Wife Pronounced Dead
She died of a stroke -
The Death of Wife
Died at the age 52 -
Democrats gain majority
Democrats gain a majority over the Whigs in the House of Representatives -
Touring the Northern Sates
Toured northeastern states. -
The Texas Annexation
The Texas Annexation Treaty is signed by the United States and the Republic of Texas. -
First Telegraph Line Complete
The first telegraph line in the United States was finished it went through Washington, D.C. and Baltimore -
The Texas Annexation Failure
The Texas Annexation fails to gain the required two-thirds majority in the Senate hostile controversy over the western expansion of the nation. -
Second Wife
John Tyler married Julia Gardiner Tyler on June 26, 1844 in New York , New York at age 54. -
James K. Polk
James K. Polk is elected as the eleventh President of the United States -
The End of the 10th President
John Tyler's Presidency ended on March 3, 1845. -
Florida Became Independent
March 3, 1845 Florida became an independent state -
First Child With Second Wife
David Gardiner (1846-1927) -
The Last Whig Party President
Zachary Taylor was inaugurated as the 12th president of the U.S. He was the third, and last, candidate of the Whig Party -
Last Child at 70
Pearl (1860-1947) -
The Death of the 10th President
John Tyler died January 18, 1862. He died at age 71 in Richmond, Virginia of a stroke. He was latter berried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. -
A Death Ignored
John Tyler the 10th president's death was ignored -
Death of the Second Wife
John Tyler's second wife died at the age 69 -
Death of last Child
Pearl lived a long life
