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Ellen Lewis Herdon Arthur |
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| Index for First Ladies Martha Washington |
Ellen (Nell) Herndon was born on August 30, 1837 in Fredricksburg, Virgina.
When she was young her family moved to Washington, D.C. She was an excellent singer and sang in the St. John's Episcopal Church. Nell met Chester Arthur in New York in 1856. They were introduced by her cousin Dabney Herndon. Chester helped Nell and her family with their financial matters when her father died in 1857. Nell and Chester were married on October 25, 1859 in New York City. Ten months before Chester Arthur's election as Vice President, Ellen caught a cold. Two days later she was criticlly ill with pneumonia. On January 10, 1881 she died. She was 42. Arthur gave a stained glass window in honor of his wife's memory to the St. John's Episcopal Church. The window was placed so he could see it from the White House. After Nell's death Arthur's younger sister Mary served as hostess during his term in office. Ellen and Chester are buried in Rural Cemetery in Albany, New York.
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