Boyhood Andrew Jackson's parents were Scotch-Irish folk who came to America two years before his birth in 1767. His mother was widowed while pregnant with him. The Revolutionary War that soon followed, was very bloody in the rather wild and poor country where they lived, and Jackson at 13 years, joined a regiment. Captured by the British, he was wounded and nearly killed by a sword for not polishing a British officer's boots. He and his brother, …showed first 75 words of 509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 509 total…for two years before finding that the marriage was invalid. They discovered the truth when the divorce did occur, and promptly married a second time. A shrewd lawyer should not have believed in a divorce on the grounds of hearsay, so Jackson was at least guilty of not wanting to know the truth. Despite the circumstances, Jackson was marrying into a very prominent family, and they seemed very much in love during their life together.