Patrick Henry, the American patriot born on May 29, ... Henry married his second wife, Dorothea Dandridge. (Sarah Henry had died in 1775 after coping with mental illness for several years.) ...

Discover Patrick Henry’s Legacy, ... Henry arrived at the Second Virginia Convention in mourning for his recently deceased wife but just as fiercely determined to fight for the Colonies.

Retropolis Did Patrick Henry really say ‘Give me liberty or give me death’? Maybe not. The Virginia delegate may have spoken those words on March 23, 1775, but some historians doubt it.