Elizabeth was born in Albany, New York, the second daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, a
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In early 1780, Elizabeth went to stay with her aunt, Gertrude Schuyler Cochran, in Morristown, New Jersey, where she met Alexander Hamilton, one of Continental Army commander George Washington's aides-de-c… See more

In the year before the Burr-Hamilton Duel, Eliza's mother, Catherine, died suddenly. A few months later, Eliza's father also died. She also had experienced the loss of the death of two of her siblings, Peggy and John, both … See more