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Tag Archives: Eleanor Calvert
The Death of Jack Custis
Martha’s Kids In 1750, eighteen year old Martha Dandridge married Daniel Parke Custis, twice her age, and one of the wealthiest planters in Virginia. They had sincerely liked each other, and the marriage was happy for seven years. Then Daniel … Continue reading
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Martha Washington’s Agony: Patsy Custis
When Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington, she had two little children, ages four and two. George Washington, Stepfather Martha Dandridge had married Daniel Custis when she was eighteen. Eight years later, he died, leaving his widow with a vast … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Eleanor Calvert, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jack Custis, Martha Custis Washington, Martha Parke Custis, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis epilepsy, Patsy Parke Custis, Presidential history, treatment of epilepsy in Colonial times, US history, Washington's stepdaughter, Washington's stepson
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