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George Washington - Plantation, Marriage, Revolutionary: Immediately on resigning his commission, Washington was married (January 6, 1759) to Martha Dandridge, the widow of Daniel Parke Custis. She was a few months older than he, was the mother of two children living and two dead, and possessed one of the considerable fortunes of Virginia.
ten facts about Martha Washington. Library of Congress. 1757, July 8. George and Martha would not have been together if it was not for the unfortunate death of Daniel Parke Custis, who left Martha as a very wealthy widow.
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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Apr 2, 2014 · Martha Washington was the wife of President George Washington and the original first lady of the United States. Updated: May 6, 2021. Photo: Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images. (1731-1802)...
Whiskey Rebellion. George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to ...
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Martha married Daniel Parke Custis on May 15, 1750. In colonial Virginia, most women of Martha’s social class met their potential mates through friends and family, or at church, court day, or a ball held at a neighbor’s house. Tradition holds that Martha met her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, at their local Anglican church.
Apr 3, 2014 · A month after leaving the army, Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, a widow, who was only a few months older than he.
