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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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| + | [[Image:Stuart Portrait of Martha Washington.jpg|thumb|left|Portrait of Martha Washington by [[Gilbert Stuart]].]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[White House]] | ||
| + | *[[President of the United States of America]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/mw1.html Martha Dandridge Custis Washington] | ||
| + | *[http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/bios/biomwash.cfm Martha Dandridge Custis Washington] | ||
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[[Category: First Ladies]] | [[Category: First Ladies]] | ||
Revision as of 02:25, October 24, 2008
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. Biography The White House.
She married George Washington on January 6, 1759. They lie buried at Mount Vernon.
Portrait of Martha Washington by Gilbert Stuart.