Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt

Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (July 29, 1861 – February 14, 1884) was the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt. They had one child, Alice Lee Roosevelt.

Read more about Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt:  Early Life and Courtship By Theodore Roosevelt, Marriage To Theodore Roosevelt, Death

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