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The grandsons of TENTH president John Tyler are still alive
Daily Mail ^ | 9/7/2017

Posted on 01/07/2018 1:58:31 PM PST by Gamecock

More than 150 years after the death of their grandfather, a pair of grandson's belonging to the 10th President of the United States John Tyler are still alive.

They are both the son's of of Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., the president’s fourth son.

To put that in perspective, that means three generations of Tyler men have managed to span 227 years and counting.

Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. was born in 1924 to Lyon Gardiner Tyler, the son of the late president and still lives in Tennessee.

John Tyler, born in 1790, grew up on a Virginia plantation, became a lawyer, and went on to become the nation's tenth president after the death of his predecessor, William Henry Harrison in 1841.

His first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, died a year later while he was in office.

Tyler married Julia Gardiner, a woman from a wealthy Long Island family, on July 23, 1844, towards the tail-end of his one-term presidency.

She was 30 years his junior at 24. He was also the first president to marry while holding office.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: johntyler; juliagardiner; letitiachristian; lyongardinertylerjr; lyongardinertylersr; oldnews; tennessee; virginia; williamhenryharrison
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Parachutes? Batteries?

What were the batteries powering back then?

Parachutes? In anticipation of jumping out of airplanes. For jumping off bridges or cliffs?


41 posted on 01/07/2018 3:31:25 PM PST by adorno
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To: mairdie

Her mother descended from John Tyler, and her father descended from Meriwether Lewis. Good American stock.


42 posted on 01/07/2018 3:34:00 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon)
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To: Gamecock

Calling Lazarus Long, calling Lazarus Long.


43 posted on 01/07/2018 3:34:06 PM PST by Fzob (Let the saving love of Christ be the measure of our lives.)
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To: FreeReign
Yes, that indicates to me she is a member of that family. Evidently others of the family made their way to Virginia. Rootsweb is down, one of my best free resources. I always feared they might make a grab for all the data contributed to them. I hope I am wrong.
44 posted on 01/07/2018 3:37:44 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Aliska

Is Gardner the namesake of Gardner’s Island in Long Isand Sound?


45 posted on 01/07/2018 4:12:15 PM PST by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: Gamecock

10th US President John Tyler was also elected to the Confederate Congress. But died before he could take his seat.


46 posted on 01/07/2018 4:18:50 PM PST by Pelham (all warfare is based on deception)
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To: adorno

I’d imagine the parachutes were simply a style statement of some sort of extra baggy pants. And the batteries were as usual used for storing a charge. Pretty basic stuff.


47 posted on 01/07/2018 4:23:39 PM PST by WhoisAlanGreenspan?
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To: nickcarraway

“What about William Henry Harrison?”

Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too

Harrison died a month after taking office making Tyler President.

Harrison’s grandson Benjamin Harrison was elected the 23rd President.


48 posted on 01/07/2018 4:24:49 PM PST by Pelham (all warfare is based on deception)
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To: ConservaTeen
Yes. It's Gardiner, think it Gardiner's Island, privately-owned, can't visit it as a tourist at least.

The excerpts from his journal are quite interesting. He was involved in the Pequot Wars. Also seems to have made several crossings, also involved with Governor Winthrop and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

http://www.hurlbut.info/LGrdJ.htm

49 posted on 01/07/2018 4:27:52 PM PST by Aliska
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To: 21twelve

We have a photo with 5 generations and the great great grandfather holding me. He was born in 1862 and missed the moon landing by a few months. Still really weird to consider the change he experienced.


50 posted on 01/07/2018 4:30:57 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Gamecock
Think about this one.

These two gentlemen can truthfully say "When our grandfather was born, George Washington was the President of the United States."

51 posted on 01/07/2018 4:43:24 PM PST by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: nickcarraway

My wife’s grandma passed along a cool family story. She was born in 1919 and passed away 2 years ago last month. Anyway, the family story is that grandma’s grandmother had bounced on the knee of the family lawyer as a baby when they were at his office doing business in Springfield Illinois. That lawyer was Abraham Lincoln.


52 posted on 01/07/2018 4:45:04 PM PST by Big Red Clay (Greetings from the Big Red State)
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To: Aliska

Long Island was part of Saybrook Colony....


53 posted on 01/07/2018 4:58:57 PM PST by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: Gamecock

Minor correction to the article - John Tyler married Julia Gardiner on June 26, 1844, not July 23, according to Wikipedia and other sources. They were married at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Manhattan, on Fifth Avenue at the corner of West 10th Street in Greenwich Village. The church still exists today and the building is (of course) a landmark.


54 posted on 01/07/2018 5:03:28 PM PST by free-in-nyc (Freeping from the heart of the occupation)
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To: Gamecock

Bump for later.


55 posted on 01/07/2018 5:04:14 PM PST by Springman (Rest In Peace YaYa123, Bahbah, and Just Lori.)
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To: Fzob
Calling Lazarus Long, calling Lazarus Long.

Time Enough for Love!

56 posted on 01/07/2018 5:06:36 PM PST by free-in-nyc (Freeping from the heart of the occupation)
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To: Gamecock

After the Civil War, so many eligible young men had died during the conflict that it was not unusual for young maidens or a young widowed women to marry much older man, or remain single. There were consequently many young folks with very old grandpas.


57 posted on 01/07/2018 5:12:26 PM PST by myerson
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To: Aliska

OK thanks...


58 posted on 01/07/2018 5:26:13 PM PST by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Storing a charge? What was the charge used for?


59 posted on 01/07/2018 5:30:04 PM PST by adorno
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To: Axenolith

Five generations! My kids only got to know two of their grandparents. My mom and dad were pretty old (45/44)when they had me (surprise!). And I was fairly old when we started having kids (33/30).


60 posted on 01/07/2018 5:50:32 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts FDR's New Deal = obama)
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