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'''Martha Dandridge Custis Washington''' (1731 - 1802) was the wife of [[George Washington]] and the first [[First Lady]] of the [[United States of America]].

'''Martha Dandridge Custis Washington''' (New Kent County, Virginia, June 2, 1731 - Mount Vernon, May 22, 1802) was the wife of [[George Washington]] and the first [[First Lady]] of the [[United States of America]].

''Oldest daughter of John and Frances Dandridge, she was born June 2, 1731, on a plantation near Williamsburg. Typical for a girl in an 18th-century family, her education was almost negligible except in domestic and social skills, but she learned all the arts of a well-ordered household and how to keep a family contented.'' [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/mw1.html Biography] The White House.

''Oldest daughter of John and Frances Dandridge, she was born June 2, 1731, on a plantation near Williamsburg. Typical for a girl in an 18th-century family, her education was almost negligible except in domestic and social skills, but she learned all the arts of a well-ordered household and how to keep a family contented.'' [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/mw1.html Biography] The White House.

She married George Washington on January 6, 1759. They lie buried at [[Mount Vernon]].  

She married George Washington on January 6, 1759. They lie buried at [[Mount Vernon]].  

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[[Category: First Ladies]]

[[Category: First Ladies]]