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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 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.
First first lady to wear trousers in an official first lady portrait. [70] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [71] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [72] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [73] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [74]
George Washington was more than a foot taller than his wife, Martha, according to historical records. Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Melania Trump are the tallest first ladies at 5 foot 11 ...
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
It was first inhabited by prominent Virginia planter John Dandridge and his wife Frances Jones. [1] [2] [4] The couple raised their eight children, including Martha Washington, there. [1] [2] [4] It was at Chestnut Grove that Martha married her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, on 15 May 1750. [1] [2] [4]
Mary Custis Lee (1808–1873), Mariah's half-sister. The family became part of the free people of color in Washington, D.C., before the Civil War. Maria (Mariah) Carter was born into slavery, the mixed-race daughter of planter George Washington Parke Custis (1781–1857), the only grandson of Martha Washington through her first marriage. [2]
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 ...