Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore (October 21, 1813 – August 11, 1881) was the second wife of thirteenth U.S. President Millard Fillmore. They were married in 1858, five years after his term of office expired.
Caroline Carmichael was born October 21, 1813 in Morristown, New Jersey, the daughter of Charles Carmichael and Temperance Blachley-Carmichael. She married her first husband, Ezekiel C. McIntosh (1806-1855), a prosperous Troy, New York ...
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Caroline Carmichael McIntosh Fillmore (October 21, 1813 – August 11, 1881) was the second wife of thirteenth U.S. President Millard Fillmore. They were married in 1858, five years after his term of office expired.
Caroline Carmichael was born October 21, 1813 in Morristown, New Jersey, the daughter of Charles Carmichael and Temperance Blachley-Carmichael. She married her first husband, Ezekiel C. McIntosh (1806-1855), a prosperous Troy, New York merchant and president of the Schenectady and Troy Railroad, in November 1832. They had no children, and McIntosh's death at age 49 left her very wealthy.
She married former President Fillmore on February 10, 1858 in Albany, New York. At the time of their marriage, Caroline required Fillmore to sign a prenuptial agreement. The couple purchased a mansion on Niagara Square in Buffalo, where they settled. They are believed to have had a happy marriage (Caroline greatly enjoyed her newfound status as the wife of a former President), though in the...
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