U.S. Presidents Fact Sheet

Help with Homeschool Projects and Essays

© Denise Oliveri

Jul 26, 2007
The Presidential Seal, Morguefile.com - thingamachurch
Who was the 39th president of the U.S.? What party did John Quincy Adams represent? Find out many answers you need to know about the Presidents of the U.S.

We homeschoolers do a lot of fact tracking when working on projects with our kids. Here are some quick facts about the U.S. Presidents that will help when teaching about government, politics, U.S. History, and other subjects.

George Washington

  • Party: Federalist
  • Born: February 22, 1732 in Virginia
  • Wife: Martha
  • Died: December 14, 1799

John Adams

  • Party: Federalist
  • Born: October 30, 1735 in Massachusetts
  • Wife: Abigail
  • Died: July 4, 1826

Thomas Jefferson

  • Party: Democratic-Republican
  • Born: April 13, 1743
  • Wife: Martha
  • Died: July 4, 1826

James Madison

  • Party: Democratic-Republican
  • Born: March 16, 1751 in Virginia
  • Wife: Dolley
  • Died: June 28, 1836

James Monroe

  • Party: Democratic-Republican
  • Born: April 28, 1758 in Virginia
  • Wife: Elizabeth
  • Died: July 4, 1831

John Quincy Adams

  • Party: Democratic-Republican
  • Born: July 11, 1767 in Massachusetts
  • Wife: Louisa Catherine
  • Died: February 23, 1848

Andrew Jackson

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: March 15, 1767 in South Carolina
  • Wife: Rachel
  • Died: June 8, 1845

Martin Van Buren

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: December 5, 1782 in New York
  • Wife: Hannah
  • Died: July 24, 1862

William Henry Harrison

  • Party: Whig
  • Born: February 9, 1773 in Virginia
  • Wife: Anna
  • Died: April 4, 1841

John Tyler

  • Party: Whig
  • Born: March 29, 1790 in Virginia
  • Wife: Letitia (1790-1842); Julia (1820-1889)
  • Died: January 18, 1862

James Knox Polk

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: November 2, 1795 in North Carolina
  • Wife: Sarah
  • Died: June 15, 1849

Zachary Taylor

  • Party: Whig
  • Born: November 24, 1784 in Virginia
  • Wife: Margaret
  • Died: July 9, 1850

Millard Fillmore

  • Party: Whig
  • Born: January 7, 800 in New York
  • Wife: Abigail
  • Died: March 8, 1874

Franklin Pierce

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: November 23, 1804 in New Hampshire
  • Wife: Jane
  • Died: October 8, 1869

James Buchanan

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: April 23, 1791 in Pennsylvania
  • Wife: None
  • Died: June 1, 1868

Abraham Lincoln

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: February 12, 1809 in Kentucky
  • Wife: Mary
  • Died: April 15, 1865

Andrew Johnson

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: December 29, 1808 in North Carolina
  • Wife: Eliza
  • Died: July 31, 1875

Ulysses S. Grant

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: April 27, 1822 in Ohio
  • Wife: Julia
  • Died: July 23, 1885

Rutherford B. Hayes

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: October 4, 1822 in Ohio
  • Wife: Lucy
  • Died: January 17, 1893

James A. Garfield

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: November 19, 1831 in Ohio
  • Wife: Lucretia
  • Died: September 19, 1881

Chester A. Arthur

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: October 5, 1829 in Vermont
  • Wife: Ellen
  • Died: November 18, 1886

Grover Cleveland

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: March 18, 1837 in New Jersey
  • Wife: Frances
  • Died: June 24, 1908

Benjamin Harrison

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: August 20, 1833 in Ohio
  • Wife: Caroline
  • Died: March 13, 1901

Grover Cleveland

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: March 18, 1837 in New Jersey
  • Wife: Frances
  • Died: June 24, 1908

William McKinley

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: January 29, 1843 in Ohio
  • Wife: Ida
  • Died: September 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: October 27, 1858 in New York
  • Wife: Alice (1861-1884); Edith (1861-1948)
  • Died: January 6, 1919

William Howard Taft

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: September 15, 1857 in Ohio
  • Wife: Helen
  • Died: March 8, 1930

Woodward Wilson

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: December 28, 1856 in Virginia
  • Wife: Ellen (1860-1914); Edith (1872-1961)
  • Died: February 3, 1924

Warren G. Harding

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: November 2, 1865 in Ohio
  • Wife: Florence
  • Died: August 2, 1923

Calvin Coolidge

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: July 4, 1872 in Vermont
  • Wife: Grace Anna
  • Died: January 5, 1933

Herbert Hoover

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: August 10, 1874 in Iowa
  • Wife: Lou
  • Died: October 20, 1964

Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: January 30, 1882
  • Wife: Anna Eleanor
  • Died: April 12, 1945

Harry S. Truman

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: May 8, 1884 in Missouri
  • Wife: Elizabeth
  • Died: December 26, 1972

Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: October 14, 1890 in Texas
  • Wife: Mary "Mamie"
  • Died: March 28, 1969

John F. Kennedy

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: May 29, 1917 in Massachusetts
  • Jacqueline
  • Died: November 22, 1963

Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: August 27, 1908 in Texas
  • Wife: Claudia
  • Died: January 22, 1973

Richard Nixon

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: January 9, 1913 in California
  • Wife: Thelma
  • Died: April 22, 1994

Gerald Ford

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: July 14, 1913 in Nebraska
  • Wife: Elizabeth

Jimmy Carter

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: October 1, 1924 in Georgia
  • Wife: Rosalynn

Ronald Reagan

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: February 6, 1911 in Illinois
  • Wife: Nancy
  • Died: June 5, 2004

George H.W. Bush

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: June 12, 1924 in Massachusetts
  • Wife: Barbara

William Clinton

  • Party: Democratic
  • Born: August 19, 1946 in Arkansas
  • Wife: Hillary

George W. Bush

  • Party: Republican
  • Born: July 6, 1946 in Connecticut
  • Wife: Laura

The copyright of the article U.S. Presidents Fact Sheet in Homeschool Curricula is owned by Denise Oliveri. Permission to republish U.S. Presidents Fact Sheet in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.


The Presidential Seal, Morguefile.com - thingamachurch
       


Post this Article to facebook Add this Article to del.icio.us! Digg this Article furl this Article Add this Article to Reddit Add this Article to Technorati Add this Article to Newsvine Add this Article to Windows Live Add this Article to Yahoo Add this Article to StumbleUpon Add this Article to BlinkLists Add this Article to Spurl Add this Article to Google Add this Article to Ask Add this Article to Squidoo