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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.
The role of First Lady of the United States has evolved since Martha Washington's husband, George, took the oath of office in 1789. Notably, Martha wasn't even called first lady—the title wasn't ...
Martha Washington (1731–1802), married name Martha Custis, widow of Daniel Custis and First First Lady of the United States Martha Parke Custis (1756–1773), daughter of above Martha Parke Custis Peter (1777–1854), née Martha Custis, granddaughter of Martha Washington and niece of above
Martha Parke "Patsy" Custis was born in 1756 at White House Plantation in Virginia. She was the fourth child of Martha Washington (née Dandridge) and Colonel Daniel Parke Custis . [ 2 ] [ 6 ] Her eldest brother Daniel Jr. had died at the age of three, before she was born, while her sister Frances died in 1757 at the age of four; both had died ...
George Washington was the first President of the United States. His wife Martha was known as "Lady Washington." The honorary title of First Lady was invented years later. The ward of George and Martha Washington, George Washington Parke Custis began construction on Arlington House, then in the District of Columbia in 1802. He intending it to ...
America's newest first lady, Melania Trump, is perhaps the most unique president's wife to ever hold the position. The Slovenian born former model married President Trump in 2005, and later had ...
A drama that interweaves the biographies of three extraordinary FLOTUSes—Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Obama, and Betty Ford—is a tantalizing project for prestige TV. Such a premise could, with ...
Frances Jones Dandridge (August 6, 1710 – April 9, 1785) was the mother of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States. She was born in New Kent County, Virginia. Her father Orlando Jones and maternal grandfather Colonel Gideon Macon served on the House of Burgesses in Colonial Virginia. Her parents were prosperous Virginian ...