▁( 1 7 3 7 – 1 8 1 7 ) ▁and ▁Maria ▁Ho es ▁( or ▁Go es ) ▁Van ▁Al en ▁( 1 7 4 7 – 1 8 1 8 ). ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁Ho es , ▁his ▁child hood ▁sweet heart ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁cousin , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁in ▁Cat sk ill , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁four ▁of ▁whom ▁lived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood : ▁Abraham ▁( 1 8 0 7 – 1 8 7 3 ), ▁John ▁( 1 8 1 0 – 1 8 6 6 ), ▁Martin ▁Jr . ▁( 1 8 1 2 – 1 8 5 5 ), ▁Win field ▁Scott ▁( born ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ), ▁and ▁Smith ▁Thompson ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 7 6 ). ▁Hann ah ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁before ▁Martin ▁became ▁President . ▁Martin ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁never ▁rem ar ried . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁term , ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁lack ed ▁an ▁official ▁host ess . ▁During ▁the ▁second , ▁his ▁daughter - in - law ▁Angel ica , ▁who ▁married ▁his ▁son ▁Abraham ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁performed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁host ess ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁First ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁W ife ▁