▁one ▁month ▁after ▁his ▁inaug uration , ▁President ▁Harrison ▁died . ▁Anna ▁was ▁pack ing ▁for ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁when ▁she ▁learned ▁of ▁William ' s ▁death ▁in ▁Washington , ▁so ▁she ▁never ▁made ▁the ▁journey . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Following ▁William ' s ▁death ▁she ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁son ▁John ▁Scott ▁in ▁North ▁B end , ▁and ▁helped ▁raise ▁his ▁children , ▁including ▁eight - year - old ▁Benjamin ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁President ▁John ▁Ty ler ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁the ▁first ▁p ension ▁for ▁a ▁president ' s ▁wid ow , ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁Mrs . ▁Harrison . ▁ ▁Anna ▁Harrison ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison ▁T omb ▁State ▁Memorial ▁in ▁North ▁B end . ▁Her ▁fun eral ▁ser mon ▁was ▁pre ached ▁by ▁Hor ace ▁Bush nell . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Original ▁text ▁based ▁on ▁White ▁House ▁bi ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Anna ▁Harrison ▁at ▁C - SP AN ' s ▁First ▁Lad ies : ▁In flu ence ▁& ▁Image ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁American ▁people ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Pres by ter ians ▁Category : 1 8