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Apr 19, 2024 · Martha Washington (born June 2, 1731, New Kent county, Virginia [U.S.]—died May 22, 1802, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.) was the American first lady (1789–97), the wife of George Washington, first president of the United States and commander in chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolutionary War.
Apr 2, 2014 · Martha Washington was the wife of President George Washington and the original first lady of the United States.
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Martha Washington received a letter from George Washington in June of 1775 announcing he had been made commander of the American military forces. She and Washington's cousin, Lund Washington, manage Mount Vernon throughout the war.
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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington served as the nation's first first lady, helped manage and run her husbands' estates, raised her children and grandchildren, and was George Washington's "worthy partner" for almost 40 years.
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the first First Lady of the United States. Washington is not only remembered as the nation’s first lady who set an example for her future first ladies, but also as a wife, mother, and property owner.
U.S. Presidents. George Washington. Martha Washington. Even before her husband became the first President of the United States, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was well known to many Americans.
Martha, then the first lady, was 65 when she sat for that famous portrait, but in earlier paintings, she is slim, her neckline plunging, décolletage on full display, her dark hair offset...
