Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt where married March 17, 1905, in New York City. Eleanor's Uncle, Theodore Roosevelt, offered her the White House for the ceremony, but she declined and had the ceremony at home of her godmother, Susie Parish. Theodore Roosevelt led that years annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade and escorted Eleanor down the aisle. Reverend Endicott Peabody, Franklin Roosevelt's headmaster at Groton School for Boys, conducted the ceremony. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1903/11/26 | At the family Thanksgiving dinner, Franklin Roosevelt announces his engagement to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. | Delano Homestead, Fairhaven |
| 1905/03/17 | Eleanor Roosevelt marries Franklin Roosevelt in New York | Ludlow-Parish Houses, New York City |
| 1914/00/00 | On the advice of Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Eleanor Roosevelt hires Lucy Mercer to be her social secretary. | |
| 1917/06/00 | Lucy Mercer leaves her position with Eleanor Roosevelt and enlist in the US Navy. Mercer is assigned to work for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D Roosevelt. | Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC |
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