Julia Grant

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Julia Grant
Julia Grant

Julia Grant (January 26, 1826December 14, 1902), was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, the President of the United States. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877.

Her parents were Frederick Dent and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. Her birth name was Julia Boggs Dent. She was born at a plantation near St. Louis, Missouri.

After her schooling, she and Ulysses S. Grant got engaged in 1844. At that time, Ulysses S. Grant was a Lieutenant in the US Army. In the meanwhile, Mexican War began. Ulysses went to war. He returned from the war after many years. They married in 1848.