11/22/1795 AD married
The couple elopes at the home of Dr. Stephen Wood, treasurer of the Northwest Territory, while her father was away on business in Cincinnati.
The couple honeymooned at Fort Washington, as Harrison was still on duty.
Two weeks later, at a farewell dinner for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, Symmes confronted his new son-in-law for the first time since their wedding. Addressing Harrison sternly, Symmes demanded to know how he intended to support a family with Anna. Harrison responded, "by my sword, and my own right arm, sir." Not until his son-in-law had achieved fame on the battlefield did Symmes come to accept him.
Anna had met Lieutenant William Henry Harrison in the spring of 1795, while she visiting relatives in Lexington, KY, and he was in town on military business. Harrison was stationed at nearby Fort Washington. Anna's father thoroughly disapproved of Harrison, largely because he wanted to spare his daughter the hardships of army camp life. Despite his decree that the two stop seeing each other, the courtship flourished behind his back.
Lattitude: 39.1497° N
Longitude: 84.7458° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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William Henry Harrison 9th President of the Uni...
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Anna Harrison (Anna Symmes) First Lady of the ...
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