Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom got married in a small ceremony at the White House June 2, 1886. (Getty Images )
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After Folsom's father died, Cleveland became the administrator of the family estate and guided the young Folsom by providing educational advice to her, according to the White House website.
Cleveland was the first Democrat elected president after the Civil War. When Cleveland took office for his first term in 1885, he was unmarried. With her mother's permission, Cleveland sent letters to Folsom while she was going to school at Wells College in New York, according to History.com.
In one of his letters, he proposed to Folsom, according to the source. Their engagement was kept under wraps until just before the wedding.
On June 2, 1886, Cleveland and Folsom got married in the White House. Their wedding was a small event, attended by only 28 guests, according to History.com. Rev. William Neal Cleveland, the president's brother, officiated the wedding along with Rev. Bryon Sutherland, according to the source.
Music was provided by the United States Marine Band under the direction of John Philip Sousa.
During her time as first lady, Frances Folsom held receptions on Saturdays so working women could attend. (Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Cleveland and Folsom had five children together. Their first, Ruth, was born in 1891 after Cleveland lost the election. Ruth died at age 12 from diphtheria. Their second child, Esther, was born in 1893, during Cleveland's return to the White House. Their third child, Marion, was born in 1895. In 1897, their fourth child, Richard, was born, followed by the youngest, Francis, in 1903.
Cleveland died June 24, 1908, when he was 71. Five years after his death, Folsom married Thomas J. Preston Jr., a professor of archeology.
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When Folsom died Oct. 29, 1947, she was buried next to Cleveland in Princeton, New Jersey.
Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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