Illness and Death
Emily's health began to deteriorate in 1836. In June of that year she went to recuperate at Poplar Grove (later termed Tulip Grove), her plantation adjacent to the Hermitage. Her health continued to decline, and she died that December at the age of 29, possibly of her tuberculosis, making her the shortest-lived First Lady in American history.
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