Remains of former President James Monroe’s daughter return to America

Remains of former President James Monroe’s daughter return to America

After spending nearly two centuries in an unmarked grave, the remains of Eliza Monroe Hay, the daughter of President James Monroe, were returned to American Soil, the Catholic Diocese of Richmond announced Thursday.

After 200 year delay, Pres. Monroe's daughter is buried in Hollywood Cemetery

Nearly 200 years after her death, the remains of Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe Hay, daughter of the fifth President of the United States, have been reunited with her family in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.On Thursday, following a memorial mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, many from far and wide gathered on a sunny autumn afternoon to witness James Monroe’s firstborn daughter being laid to rest, after spending almost two centuries …