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1. Anna Harrison never set foot in the White House.
2. Mrs. Harrison outlived nine of her ten children. Which one outlasted her?
3. When her mother died, Mrs. Harrison's father raised her by himself. However, since he was a soldier during the American Revolution, he brought her to her grandparents so they could raise her. How did her father get her safely from New Jersey to Long Island?
4. Mrs. Harrison was the first first lady to receive a pension. How much did she receive?
5. During the Civil War, Mrs. Harrison supported the Confederacy.
6. Letitia Tyler was John Tyler's first wife. Before she became first lady, she suffered a stroke that left her an invalid for the rest of her life. When she became first lady, she remained in her bedroom except for one occasion. For what occasion did she leave her room?
7. Letitia and John Tyler had seven children. How many sons and daughters did they have?
8. Where did Letitia Tyler lie in state after her death in 1842?
9. Whom did President Tyler select as the White House hostess after Letitia died?
10. John Tyler met his second wife, Julia, when his first wife was still alive.
11. Julia Tyler was the first first lady to practice which religion?
12. Which was not a controversy that surrounded Julia Tyler during her lifetime?
13. Who donated the portrait of Julia Tyler that still hangs in the White House as of 2013?
14. While she was first lady, Julia Tyler became very close friends with which one of her predecessors?
15. Who served as first lady longer: Letitia Tyler or Julia Tyler?
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