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This 152-page cookbook is attributed to Mary Randolph Custis Lee (1807-1873), great-granddaughter of Martha Washington and wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It is in a number of different hands and contains accounts, many inserts, and pasted-in recipes. The book includes a material pertaining to “Woman’s Exchange,” a type of ...
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) was the wife of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the last private owner of Arlington Estate. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington. Lee was a highly educated woman, who edited ...
Sep 18, 2013 · The estate would later pass to Randolph’s goddaughter, Mary Anna Custis, and her husband, Robert E. Lee. Hers is the earliest known grave on the property, which was turned into Arlington ...
Mary Anna Randolph Custis was the only surviving child of George Washing ton Parke Custis and Mary Lee Fitzhugh. Her father was the grandson of Martha Custis Washington and had been adopted by George Washington when his father, John Custis, died during the Revolutionary War. The child was brought
May 3, 2019 · Mary Anna Randolph Custis, daughter of landed gentry, and Robert E. Lee, son of a destitute family, at first glance appeared to be an odd match — not unlike the partnership of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln (see Coastal Point’s April 26, 2019, issue). Yet third-cousins Mary Custis and Robert E. Lee were raised in the ambiance and luxury of ...
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1808 – November 5, 1873) was the wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.[1] Mary was the only surviving child of George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's stepgrandson, and Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis, daughter of William Fitzhugh [1] and Ann Randolph. Her godmother, Mary Randolph, wrote an early housekeeping and cookbook. Mary's birth year ...
Jun 8, 2021 · Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee . NPS Image. Mary Anna Randolph Custis was born on October 1, 1807. She was the only surviving child of George Washington Parke Custis and Mary Fitzhugh Custis. Growing up, Mary’s personal maid was her enslaved older half-sister, Maria Carter Syphax, who was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis and an ...
