Ct8-3-1-4 President William Henry Harrison


    Ct8-3-1-4 President William Henry Harrison was the son ov Governor Benjamin Harrison and Ann Carter (Ct8-3)
     
    This portrait of Harrison originally showed him in civilian clothes as the Congressional delegate from the Northwest Territory in 1800, but the uniform was added after he became famous in the War of 1812.
     

    Born: on 9 Feb 1773 in Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia
    Married: Anna Tuthill Symmes on 22 Nov 1795 in Berkley, Charles City, Va. 
    Died: on 4 Apr 1841 in Washington, District Of, Columbia. He was buried in Apr 1841 in North Bend, Hamilton, Ohio.


    General William Henry Harrison fought against the Indian Chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe on 7 Nov 1811. The battle was indecisive but Harrison finally defeated Tecumseh in the Battle of Thames on 5 Oct 1813. Chief Tecumseh was killed in the battle. On the strength of this victory, William Henry Harrison was elected President of the United States.

    After his death, Tecumseh passed a spell which became known as "The Curse of Tecumseh". Under this curse, Tecumseh decreed that any man elected President of the United States in a year divisible by 20 would die in office.
    Campaign Poster 1840

    Under this curse, seven presidents have died in office. These were William Henry Harrison, who was elected in 1840, Lincoln, who was elected in 1860, Garfield, who was elected in 1880, McKinley, who was elected in 1900, Harding, who was elected in 1920, Roosevelt, who was elected in 1940 and Kennedy, who was elected in 1960.

    History students find it useful to remember this, because only one other president has died in office. That was Zachary Taylor, who died in 1850 before Tecumseh had settled on the details of his curse.

    The first to break the curse was President Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and who was shot, but the bullet missed his heart by a quarter of an inch. Reagan remained technically alive, although brain dead.

    Most agree that the curse is now over and that Baby Bush will be safe. In addition, since Bush was not elected but was appointed by the US Supreme Court, the famous Curse of Tecumseh may not apply.

    However, there are a few who still wonder. How long do old Indian curses last anyway?
      had the following children: 

       F i Elizabeth HARRISON was born in 1796 in Berkley, Charles City, Va. She died in 1846.
       M ii John Cleves Symmes HARRISON was born on 28 Oct 1798 in Virginia. He died in 1830 in Sugar Grove, Boone County, Ky.
       F iii Lucy HARRISON was born in 1800 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. She died in 1826.
       M iv William Henry HARRISON was born in 1802 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. He died in 1836.
       M v John Scott HARRISON was born on 4 Oct 1804. He died on 25 May 1878.
    (Ct8-3-1-1-4-6) Benjamin HARRISON was born in 1806 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. He died in 1840.
       F vii Mary Symmes HARRISON was born in 1809 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. She died in 1842.
       M viii Carter Bassett HARRISON was born in 1811 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. He died in 1839.
       F ix Anna Tuthill HARRISON was born in 1813 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. She died in 1845.
       M x James Findley HARRISON was born in 1814 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana. He died in 1817. 
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    Source: http://www.anusha.com/pafg135.htm#3142

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    Anna Tuthill SYMMES [Parents] was born on 25 Jul 1775 in Flatbrook, New Jersey. She died on 25 Feb 1864 in North Bend, Hamilton, Ohio. She married President William Henry HARRISON on 22 Nov 1795 in Berkley, Charles City, Va.

    http://clinton3.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/ah9.html

    They had the following children: