▁he ▁applied ▁to ▁Hamilton ▁for ▁relief . ▁His ▁cal am ities ▁were ▁soon ▁after ▁em bit tered ▁by ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁leaving ▁infant ▁children . ▁With ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁An til ▁visited ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁solic it ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati , ▁and ▁there ▁s ank ▁under ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁his ▁sor rows . ▁Hamilton ▁immediately ▁took ▁the ▁little ▁or phan ▁home , ▁who ▁was ▁n urt ured ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁children ... ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁Ant ill ▁died ▁in ▁Canada ▁at ▁Saint - Jean , ▁near ▁Montr éal . ▁ ▁F anny ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁the ▁H amil tons ▁for ▁another ▁eight ▁years , ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁twelve , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁her ▁older ▁sister ▁Mary ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁F anny ▁into ▁her ▁own ▁home . ▁Later , ▁James ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁would ▁write ▁that ▁F anny ▁" was ▁educated ▁and ▁treated ▁in ▁all ▁respect s ▁as ▁[ the ▁H amil tons '] ▁own ▁daughter ." ▁She ▁later ▁married ▁Arthur ▁T app an , ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁merchant ▁and ▁abol ition ist . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁( bi ography ▁by ▁family ▁member ) ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 8 9 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁held ▁by ▁Great ▁Britain ▁Category : Cont inental ▁Army ▁officers ▁from ▁Canada ▁Category : Pe