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Martha Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) was the stepdaughter of George Washington who died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 17, fifteen years before he was elected as the first president of the United States.
- Patsy Custis
- June 19, 1773 (aged 17), Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, British America
- 1756, White House Plantation, New Kent County, Virginia, British America
- Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
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Martha Parke Custis. Podcasts Colonial Music Institute Past Projects Digital Exhibits. Martha Parke Custis. Born: 1756. Died: 19 June 1773. Digital Encyclopedia. Custis Family. The Custis family was a powerful and accomplished family within colonial Virginia society. Learn More.
A National Historic Landmark, Tudor Place offers tours of Martha Parke Custis Peter's home and gardens, as well as an archive for interested scholars. Martha "Patty" Parke Custis was born on December 31, 1777, in one of the second-floor bedchambers at Mount Vernon.
First Marriage and Children. In her late teens, Martha Dandridge caught the eye of Daniel Parke Custis (1711-1757), who, though twenty years her senior, was one of the most eligible bachelors in Virginia.
Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis on May 15, 1750, and the couple had four children, only one of whom survived to adulthood. [1] She was widowed in 1757 at the age of 26, inheriting a large estate. She was remarried to George Washington in 1759, moving to his plantation, Mount Vernon.
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When George Washington married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis on Jan. 6, 1759, he acquired not only a wife but also two stepchildren, four-year-old John Parke “Jacky” Custis and two-year-old Martha Parke “Patsy” Custis.
Martha Parke Custis Peter (December 31, 1777 – July 13, 1854) was a granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Washington and a step-granddaughter of George Washington.
