Why Did Theodosia Burr Disappear?
Burr Alston Had Suffered a Uterine Prolapse Two Year's Prior During the Difficult Delivery of Her Son. She Would Never Fully Recover from the Great Physical...
Burr Alston had suffered a uterine prolapse two years prior during the difficult delivery of her son. She would never fully recover from the great physical pain this caused.
What happened to Theodosia Burr Alston?
Theodosia Burr Alston most likely died at sea on January 2 or 3, 1813. Both her husband and father were inconsolable in their grief. Joseph Alston never recovered from his wife's disappearance. He would sit for hours in Theodosia's bedroom in a severe state of depression.
How did Theodosia get lost at sea?
It is said the ship sank off the East Coast sometime after the New Year, likely overcome by a string of brutal storms that battered the coastline on January 2 and 3. But without hard evidence, the void of certainty has allowed 200 years of conspiracy theories to fill in the final chapter of Theodosia's story.
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