Age 20 years, 5 months, 10 days.
On December 27, 1821 Ann Elbertina, daughter of General John P. Van Ness of Washington City married Arthur Middleton Esq. [1795-1853; whose place of burial is unknown as of October 22, 2020] of South Carolina.
Source: National Gazette & Literary Register, Philadelphia, Monday, December 31, 1821.
In 1820, she returned to the District of Columbia after completing her education in Philadelphia and became engaged to Arthur Middleton (1795-1853). In 1823, on her twentieth birthday [should be December 27, 1821 which was not her birthday], she married Arthur Middleton of South Carolina. He was the oldest son of Governor Henry Middleton of South Carolina and the grandson of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. Her husband later became the Secretary of Legation at the Court of Madrid in Spain. In November 1823, she contracted a malignant fever following childbirth. Both she and her baby daughter of one day died. Her parents commissioned George Hadfield to design a mausoleum. The mausoleum was originally built around 1825 to 1826 in the Burnes graveyard on H Street Northwest between 9th and 10th Streets. It was built of Aquia stone, a circular classical temple with baseless Greek Doric columns and a stepped dome, inspired by the Romantic Classical Revival movement. It was later disassembled and moved in 1872 to a new location at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Sources: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, edited by James B. Longacre, published by Henry Perkins, Philadelphia, 1835; National Register of History Places Inventory, December 14, 1977; George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City by Julia King, Ashgate Publishing Co., Burlington, Vermont, 2014.
On December 27, 1821 Ann Elbertina, daughter of General John P. Van Ness of Washington City married Arthur Middleton Esq. [1795-1853; whose place of burial is unknown as of October 22, 2020] of South Carolina.
Source: National Gazette & Literary Register, Philadelphia, Monday, December 31, 1821.
In 1820, she returned to the District of Columbia after completing her education in Philadelphia and became engaged to Arthur Middleton (1795-1853). In 1823, on her twentieth birthday [should be December 27, 1821 which was not her birthday], she married Arthur Middleton of South Carolina. He was the oldest son of Governor Henry Middleton of South Carolina and the grandson of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. Her husband later became the Secretary of Legation at the Court of Madrid in Spain. In November 1823, she contracted a malignant fever following childbirth. Both she and her baby daughter of one day died. Her parents commissioned George Hadfield to design a mausoleum. The mausoleum was originally built around 1825 to 1826 in the Burnes graveyard on H Street Northwest between 9th and 10th Streets. It was built of Aquia stone, a circular classical temple with baseless Greek Doric columns and a stepped dome, inspired by the Romantic Classical Revival movement. It was later disassembled and moved in 1872 to a new location at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Sources: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, edited by James B. Longacre, published by Henry Perkins, Philadelphia, 1835; National Register of History Places Inventory, December 14, 1977; George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City by Julia King, Ashgate Publishing Co., Burlington, Vermont, 2014.
Age 20 years, 5 months, 10 days.
On December 27, 1821 Ann Elbertina, daughter of General John P. Van Ness of Washington City married Arthur Middleton Esq. [1795-1853; whose place of burial is unknown as of October 22, 2020] of South Carolina.
Source: National Gazette & Literary Register, Philadelphia, Monday, December 31, 1821.
In 1820, she returned to the District of Columbia after completing her education in Philadelphia and became engaged to Arthur Middleton (1795-1853). In 1823, on her twentieth birthday [should be December 27, 1821 which was not her birthday], she married Arthur Middleton of South Carolina. He was the oldest son of Governor Henry Middleton of South Carolina and the grandson of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. Her husband later became the Secretary of Legation at the Court of Madrid in Spain. In November 1823, she contracted a malignant fever following childbirth. Both she and her baby daughter of one day died. Her parents commissioned George Hadfield to design a mausoleum. The mausoleum was originally built around 1825 to 1826 in the Burnes graveyard on H Street Northwest between 9th and 10th Streets. It was built of Aquia stone, a circular classical temple with baseless Greek Doric columns and a stepped dome, inspired by the Romantic Classical Revival movement. It was later disassembled and moved in 1872 to a new location at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Sources: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, edited by James B. Longacre, published by Henry Perkins, Philadelphia, 1835; National Register of History Places Inventory, December 14, 1977; George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City by Julia King, Ashgate Publishing Co., Burlington, Vermont, 2014.
On December 27, 1821 Ann Elbertina, daughter of General John P. Van Ness of Washington City married Arthur Middleton Esq. [1795-1853; whose place of burial is unknown as of October 22, 2020] of South Carolina.
Source: National Gazette & Literary Register, Philadelphia, Monday, December 31, 1821.
In 1820, she returned to the District of Columbia after completing her education in Philadelphia and became engaged to Arthur Middleton (1795-1853). In 1823, on her twentieth birthday [should be December 27, 1821 which was not her birthday], she married Arthur Middleton of South Carolina. He was the oldest son of Governor Henry Middleton of South Carolina and the grandson of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. Her husband later became the Secretary of Legation at the Court of Madrid in Spain. In November 1823, she contracted a malignant fever following childbirth. Both she and her baby daughter of one day died. Her parents commissioned George Hadfield to design a mausoleum. The mausoleum was originally built around 1825 to 1826 in the Burnes graveyard on H Street Northwest between 9th and 10th Streets. It was built of Aquia stone, a circular classical temple with baseless Greek Doric columns and a stepped dome, inspired by the Romantic Classical Revival movement. It was later disassembled and moved in 1872 to a new location at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Sources: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, edited by James B. Longacre, published by Henry Perkins, Philadelphia, 1835; National Register of History Places Inventory, December 14, 1977; George Hadfield: Architect of the Federal City by Julia King, Ashgate Publishing Co., Burlington, Vermont, 2014.
Inscription
Sacred
to the memory of
ANN ELBERTINA MIDDLETON
wife of Arthur Middleton, Jun. of South Carolina
Daughter of Com. J.P. and Marcia Van Ness.
She was Born 12 June 1803, died 22 Nov. 1823.
Her infant daughter
MARCIA HELEN
within the Monument is placed beside her.
In Nature loveliest image form'd
With every graceful, pleasing Art adorn'd
Her Manners gentle & her Spirit Kind;
Living on Earth as live with their God.
In dying changed only her Abode.
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