He lost his wife and mother on the same day from "summary" of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
On February 14, 1884, Theodore Roosevelt experienced a devastating loss that would change the course of his life. It was a day that began with the joyous arrival of his first daughter, Alice Lee, but quickly turned into a day of unimaginable sorrow. Just hours after giving birth, Roosevelt's beloved wife, Alice, passed away from Bright's disease, a condition that had plagued her throughout her pregnancy. As if the loss of his wife was not enough to bear, Roosevelt received another heartbreaking blow later that same day. His mother, Martha "Mittie" Roosevelt, who had been...
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