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Martha Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) was the stepdaughter of George Washington who died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 17, fifteen years before he was elected as the first president of the United States.
Martha Parke Custis. Portrait miniature of Martha Parke Custis by Charles Willson Peale, 1772. Martha Parke Custis was Martha Washington and Daniel Parke Custis's youngest child. Known to the family as Patsy, Custis had a particularly difficult life.
In December, 1799, George Washington died following a sudden illness. To his second step-granddaughter, Martha Peter, he left land as well as money, which the Peters used to purchase a large city block in Georgetown. It was there that they built their own beautiful and spacious home, named Tudor Place.
5 de jul. de 2020 · Luego de siete años y con cuatro hijos (aunque solo dos llegaron a la edad adulta), Custis murió y Martha quedó como viuda acaudalada con solo 26 años.
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, (Condado de New Kent, 2 de junio de 1731-Mount Vernon, 22 de mayo de 1802) fue la esposa de George Washington y pionera en cuanto a ser primera dama de los Estados Unidos, al serlo entre los años 1789 y 1797.
Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis on May 15, 1750, and the couple had four children, only one of whom survived to adulthood. [1] She was widowed in 1757 at the age of 26, inheriting a large estate.
Martha Parke Custis Peter (December 31, 1777 – July 13, 1854) was a granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Washington and a step-granddaughter of George Washington.
