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Andrew Jackson's cabinet refused to defend his Secretary of War's scandal ridden wife, Peggy Eaton....
In her end- of- life autobiography Peggy Eaton wrote about a time when she “won an Indian boy.” According to Eaton's account, she was living in Washington.
Peggy Eaton
American politician (1799–1879)
"Peggy O'Neill" redirects here. For the actress, see Peggy O'Neil.
For other people with the same name, see Margaret Eaton.
Peggy Eaton | |
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| Born | (1799-12-03)December 3, 1799 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1879(1879-11-08) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouses | John B. Timberlake (m. 1816; died 1828)John Henry Eaton (m. 1829; died 1856)Antonio Gabriele Buchignani (m. 1859; div. 1869) |
| Children | 3 |
Margaret Eaton (néeO'Neill, formerly Timberlake, later Buchignani; December 3, 1799 – November 8, 1879), was the wife of John Henry Eaton, a United States senator from Tennessee and United States Secretary of War, and a confidant of Andrew Jackson.
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