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Gift of Mrs. J. Hurlburt White, 1922.1.1a, Connecticut Historical Society, public domain
Martha Dandridge
Gift of Mrs. J. Hurlburt White, 1922.1.1a, Connecticut Historical Society, public domain

Martha Dandridge

American, 1732 - 1802
BiographyMartha Dandridge was born in May 1732. She the daughter of John Dandridge of New Kent, Virginia. Her first husband was Colonel Daniel Parke Custis; they had two children. Her second husband was George Washington (1732-1799), Commanding General of American Revolutionary forces and first President of the United States. They married on 6 January 1759, then settled at Washington's farm at Mount Vernon, where both were later buried. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died 22 May 1802.
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