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Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis 1731–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1731

Birth Location: Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1802

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia USA, Virginia, USA

Father: Col Jr

Mother: Frances Jones

Spouse(s): General 1789-1797, Daniel Custis

Children(s): Daniel Custis, Eleanor Custis, Frances Custis, George Custis, John Custis, Martha Custis, Patsy Custis, Walter Washington

In 1731, Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis entered the world in Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, born to Col John E Dandridge Father To America S First 1St Lady Father In Law To America S 1St President Jr And Frances Olando Jones. Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis married Daniel Parke Custis, General George Washington President Of The United States 1789 1797, and had children including Daniel Parke Custis, Eleanor Parke Custis, Frances Parke Custis, George Washington Parke Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Custis, Patsy Custis, Walter Washington. Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia USA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1731, Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis entered the world in Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, born to Col John E Dandridge Father To America S First 1St Lady Father In Law To America S 1St President Jr And Frances Olando Jones.
  • Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis married Daniel Parke Custis, General George Washington President Of The United States 1789 1797, and had children including Daniel Parke Custis, Eleanor Parke Custis, Frances Parke Custis, George Washington Parke Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Parke Custis, Patsy Custis, Walter Washington.
  • Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis passed away in 1802 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia USA, Virginia, USA.

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Martha Custis's Ancestors

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Martha Custis
1731–1802
Birth Place: Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col John E Dandridge; Father to America's First 1st Lady; Father-in-Law to America's 1st President Jr
1700–1756
Chestnut Grove, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Frances (Olando) Jones
1710–1785
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Martha Custis's Descendants

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Martha (Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States) Custis (2 Jun 1731–22 May 1802) m. General (George Washington President of The United States) 1789-1797 (22 February 1731–14 Dec 1799) m. Daniel (Parke) Custis (15 Oct 1711–May 1757)
  1. 1. Daniel (Parke) Custis 1751–1754
  2. 2. Eleanor (Parke) Custis 1779–1852
  3. 3. Frances (Parke) Custis 1753–1757
  4. 4. George (Washington Parke) Custis 1771–1809
  5. 5. John (Parke) Custis 1754–1781
  6. 6. Martha (Parke) Custis 1753–1773
  7. 7. Patsy Custis 1748–1773
  8. 8. Walter Washington 1785–1863

Martha Custis's Timeline

2 Records

1731
2 Jun 1731
Birth of Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis in Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1802
22 May 1802
Age 71
Death of Martha Dandridge-Washington, 1st Lady of the United States Custis in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia USA, Virginia, USA
Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia USA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1731
    Event Place: Chestnut Grove, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4558
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1802
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia USA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4558
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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