Virginia Hart

Female Abt 1800 - 1859  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name Virginia Hart 
    Born Abt 1800 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1859  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I48132  Roots
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2012 

    Family Dr. Robert Jefferson Breckenridge,   b. 8 Mar 1800, Cabell Dale, Iron Works Pike, Lexington, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1881, Danville, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married Apr 1847  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Sep 1856  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Breckinridge would now return to Kentucky, accepting the pastorate of First Presbyterian Church of Lexington. His return to Kentucky was also motivated by a growing fondness for his cousin, Virginia Hart Shelby, who had cared for two of his children during his stay in Pennsylvania. Virginia was the widow of Alfred Shelby, the son of twice governor of Kentucky, Isaac Shelby. Their written exchanges included love poems from Robert and concerned questions from Virginia about the wisdom of engaging in a relationship. Despite being advised by her sisters to avoid the marriage and her own open wavering on the issue, the two were married in April 1847. They had three children, only one of whom survived to adulthood. Disagreements among the children of both partners' previous marriages exacerbated an already tense union, which almost ended in divorce in September 1856. Nevertheless, Robert managed to reconcile with his wife, and they remained together until Virginia's death in 1859.
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    Last Modified 23 Dec 2012 
    Family ID F15900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart