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Alexander Hamilton is born.
Alexander Hamilton is born on the British island of Nevis in the West Indies, the second of two boys. His father James is a Scottish trader of noble ancestry.His mother Rachel Faucett, of French descent, is still married to another man at the time. Several biographical accounts will put the year of Hamilton's birth as 1757. -
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Alexander Hamilton's lifetime
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Alexander moves to St. Croix
The Hamiltons move to the Danish island of St. Croix, but James soon leaves his family, and Alexander never sees his father again. -
Alexander works at counting house.
His employer will later fund his education. -
Alexander is orphaned.
Alexander's mother Rachel Faucett dies of yellow fever. Alexander nearly dies at this time. -
Alexander wishes there was a war.
Chafing at a clerk's existence and anxious to prove himself, 14-year-old Alexander writes to a friend: "I wish there was a War." -
Alexander gets funds for college.
Alexander's old employer and a small group of local people provide funds to send Hamilton away to a grammar school in New Jersey. -
Hamilton studies at King's college.
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Alexander quells mob attacking King's college.
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Hamilton becomes captain of artillery in continental army.
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Alexander becomes George Washington's aide-de-camp.
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Alexander marries Eliza Schuyler.
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Alexander resigns as Washington's aide-de-camp.
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Hamilton writes 51 essays in "the Federalist".
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Alexander's son,Philip, is killed in a duel.
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Hamilton is killed in duel with Aarron Burr
July 11: Hamilton is mortally wounded by Burr and dies the next day after suffering considerable physical agony.