Show who married widow three of the first four presidents of the united states married widows the wife john quincy adams who received bet education in england created a great sen in the nations capital the wife ot martin van buren hannah iines lived but n short time after her marriage dying about 17 years before her husbands election to the presidency president ayiers second wife was an ardent roman catholic and mrs polk was a calm mannered presbyterian mrs millard had been a schoolteacher and the courtship was carried on under difficulties as the lover could rarely afford the expense of a journey to see bis fiancee mrs franklin pierce waa the devout daughter 0 a clergyman and made the white house a center for charitable and religious enterprises detroit free press |