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19 de may. de 2024 · On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. When she married George Washington in January 1759, she was twenty-seven years.
Hace 6 días · Martha was also now responsible for her two children, John Parke Custis, known as Jacky, and Martha Parke Custis, known as Patsy, who were only 2 years and 1 year when their father died. Years later, Martha would be stricken with grief because both children would die young.
Hace 2 días · On January 6, 1759, Washington, at age 26, married Martha Dandridge Custis, the 27-year-old widow of wealthy plantation owner Daniel Parke Custis. The marriage took place at Martha's estate; she was intelligent, gracious, and experienced in managing a planter's estate, and the couple had a happy marriage. [46]
Hace 3 días · In 1778, Martha Washington's son, General George Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, purchased the land, which is now Arlington. In 1802, George Washington Parke Custis, son of John Parke Custis, had begun construction of a new mansion on the property called Arlington House.
27 de may. de 2024 · Fleeing to Freedom. These footsteps signal that Ona (aka Oney) Judge, a 23-year-old seamstress for Martha Washington, fled from the President’s House in Philadelphia on May 21,1796. She eventually arrived in New Hampshire via The Underground Railroad.
13 de may. de 2024 · A recent gift to Mount Vernon highlights the artistry of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, and it serves as an important counterpoint to her popular image as a diminutive, self-effacing...
Hace 4 días · Sampler made by Martha Parke Custis (Martha Washington’s second granddaughter) in 1784 at age seven. Her rendering of the Lord’s Prayer and the Ten Commandments can be seen as lessons in sewing, reading, writing, and also as instruction in the Christian faith.
