Born February 22, 1732 in Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, VA
Brother of
Butler Washington, Lawrence Washington, Augustine Washington Jr, Jane Washington, Lewis Washington, Catherine Washington, Daughter Washington, Elizabeth Washington, Samuel Washington, John Augustine Washington, Charles Washington and Mary Mildred Washington
Husband of
Martha Dandridge
— married
about January 6, 1759 in St. Peter's Church, New Kent County, VA [uncertain]
[children unknown]
Died December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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- Date: 22 FEB 1732
- Place: Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, VA
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- Date: 14 DEC 1799
- Place: "Mount Vernon", VA
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- George Washington was introduced to Martha Dandridge Custis, a widow who was living at the White House Plantation on the south shore of the Pamunkey River in New Kent County, Virginia, by friends of Martha when George was on leave from the French and Indian War. George only visited her home twice before proposing marriage to her 3 weeks after they met. George and Martha were each 27 years old when they married on January 6, 1759 at her home, known as The White House, which shared its name with the future presidential mansion. The newlywed couple moved to Mount Vernon, where he took up the tuckahoe life of a genteel planter and political figure. They had a good marriage, and together they raised her two children by her previous marriage to Daniel Parke Custis, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, affectionately called "Jackie" and "Patsy."[19] George and Martha never had any children together an earlier bout with smallpox followed by tuberculosis may have left him sterile.[20] Later the Washingtons raised two of Mrs. Washington's grandchildren, Eleanor Parke Custis ("Nelly") and George Washington Parke Custis ("Washy") after their father died in 1781.[21]
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- Event: Inherited Mt. Vernon from 1/2 brother, Lawrence.
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- Date: 1752
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Marriage
- Husband: George Washington
- Wife: Martha Dandridge
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- Date: 6 JAN 1759
- Place: King William County, VA
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- Name: Page
- Husband: Augustine Washington
- Wife: Mary Ball
- Child: George Washington
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- Date: AFT 1720
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Title
- Title: President USA
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Title
- Title: President
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George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. He was born at Pamunkey River located in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
When George was eleven years old, his father died and he went to live with his half-brother, Lawrence, at Mount Vernon where Lawrence had a plantation on the Potomac River. When his brother died of tuberculosis in 1752, George inherited his plantation.
Though George never had a formal education, he taught himself how to be a woodsman, surveyor, and map making. In about 1749, George was appointed Surveyor for Culpeper County, Virginia, and was eventually elected to Virginia's House of Burgesses.
In 1753, George had joined the Virginia Militia. He and six men were made their way to Lake Erie in order to deliver a message to the French at Fort Le Boeuf that they must stop settling on land that the British had already claimed. A battle ensued and George and 160 men lost to the French. This was the start of the French and Indian War, so called because not only were the British and colonist fighting against the French, but they were also fighting some of the Indian Tribes.
In 1759, George married the widow of Daniel P. Custis, Martha Dandridge Custus at the Pamunkey River located in New Kent Co., VA. George and Martha never had children together due to George's inability to have children.
In 1775, George appeared at the Second Continental Congress and on June 15, 1775 was appointed Major General and elected commander-in-chief of the Continental Army by Congress.
Elected unanimously by the Electoral College in 1789, George Washington became the first President of the United States of America. He is also the only U.S. President to ever win the office with 100% of the vote. He took his oath of office on April 30, 1789 and again March 4, 1797. George refused to serve a third term and is responsible for establishing the policy that a president cannot serve more than two terms. The policy became law by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
George died on December 14, 1799 after contracting a throat infection that turned into laryngitis and pneumonia.
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