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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
She was the fourth child of Martha Washington (née Dandridge) and Colonel Daniel Parke Custis. [2] [6] Her eldest brother Daniel Jr. had died at the age of three, before she was born, while her sister Frances died in 1757 at the age of four; both had died of unknown causes. [5] Her father died on July 8, 1757, possibly from a virulent throat ...
After Custis died in 1781, administrators of the Custis Estate negotiated for more than a decade to end the Abington transaction. [1] Because Custis died intestate, his estate was not fully liquidated until the 1811 death of his widow. His four children inherited more than 600 slaves.
Daniel Parke Custis (October 15, 1711 [1] – July 8, 1757) was an American planter and politician who was the first husband of Martha Dandridge.After his death, his widow, Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington, who later became the first president of the United States.
George Washington stood at a towering 6-foot-2 compared to his wife Martha's height of 5 feet. ... 1759, and were married for 40 years before the first US president died in December 1799.
On the occasion of a new documentary about her life, we're sharing some of our favorite Martha moments.
But her enchantment, as well as her childhood, came to a sudden, agonizing end, at age sixteen, in July 1934. Her father died in the garage of carbon monoxide poisoning. His death was ruled ...
When Martha Washington's first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, died without a will, she received a life interest in one-third of his estate, including the slaves. Neither George nor Martha Washington could free these slaves by law. Upon Martha's death, these slaves reverted to the Custis estate and were divided among her grandchildren.