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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) was the wife of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the last private owner of Arlington Estate. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington. Lee was a highly educated woman, who edited ...
Mary Ball Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1927.The house was originally built in 1761 and has later additions. Mary Ball was born sometime between 1707 and 1709 at either Epping Forest, her family's plantation in Lancaster County, Virginia, [1] or at a plantation near the village of Simonson, Virginia. [2]
Caroline Branham was standing behind the foot of George Washington's death bed, 1799. Cropped from a colored engraving of Death of Washington. Caroline Branham (c. 1764–1843) [a] was an enslaved housemaid and seamstress of George and Martha Washington. She was married to Washington's hired groomsman Peter Hardiman, whose slaveholder was David ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 November 2024. Plantation estate of George Washington For other uses, see Mount Vernon (disambiguation). United States historic place Mount Vernon U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark Virginia Landmarks Register The Mount Vernon mansion in April 2020 Location ...
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis were one of America's most beloved and widely recognized couples — but their marriage wasn't without scandal — even before they wed. It's ...
Sarah "Sally" Cary Fairfax (1730 – 1811 in Bath, England) was the wife of George William Fairfax (1724–1787), a prominent member of the landed gentry of late Colonial Virginia and the mistress of the Virginia plantation and estate of Belvoir.