What is Letitia Christian Tyler?
{{Infobox_Officeholder | name = Letitia Christian Tyler | image = Letitia Tyler.jpg | imagesize = 150px | birth_date = {{birth date|1790|11|12}} | birth_place = [[Tidewater region of Virginia|Tidewater]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1842|9|10|1790|11|12}} | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|U.S.]] | order= [[First Lady of the United States]] | term_label = In role | term_start=April 4, 1841 | term_end=September 10, 1842 | president = [[John Tyler]] | predecessor = [[Jane Irwin Harrison]] | successor = [[Priscilla Cooper Tyler]] | order2= [[Second Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States|Second Lady of the <br>United States]] | term_start2=March 4, 1841 | term_end2=April 4, 1841 | predecessor2 = [[Floride Calhoun]] | successor2 = [[Sophia Nicklin Dallas]] | religion= | spouse = [[John Tyler]] | children = | relations = | signature = }} '''Letitia Christian Tyler''' (November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842) was the first wife of [[John Tyler]], the tenth [[President of the United States]]. She was the [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1841 until her death in 1842. ==Life== Letitia Christian Tyler was born at her family’s [[plantation]] in Virginia. She could not get any formal [[education]]. But she learned to manage the [[plantation]] and raise a family. She married John Tyler on 29 March 1813. The day was the twenty-third birthday of John Tyler. The couple had eight children. Out of the eight, one died very young. After 1839, she fell ill. When John Tyler became president, Letitia Tyler was very sick. She was confined to her invalid’s chair. She lived in a second-floor room of the [[White House]]. She could not take part in social activities, but she looked after other affairs of the household. She died on 10 September 1842. She was the first President's wife to die in the White House. Her picture also appears on a [[postage stamp]] issued by the [http://www.gov.im/post/stamps/ Isle of Man Post Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.t