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Tag Archives: George Washington Parke Custis
George Washington: I Can’t Tell A Lie: A Book Review
Stories and legends are vastly overlooked and an under-regarded part of history. They have been around since the beginning of time. Bible stories (and indeed stories connected with all religions) abound and are treasured. Aesop’s Fables predate Empires, and are … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Life of George Washington", American history, Author Jim Bish, Dr. James Craik, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Wahsington, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's childhood, GW Mother Mary Ball Washington, history, Legends of George Washington, Mary Ball Washington, Presidential history, US history, Washington friend James Craik, Washington physician James Craik
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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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Tagged American history, Daniel Parke Custis, Eleanor Calvert, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General Charles Cornwallis, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis, Jack Custis Washington, Martha Custis, Martha Custis children, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington son Jack Custis, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The American Revolution, The children of Jack Custis, The Revolutionary War, US history, Washington stepson Jack Custis
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George Washington: Disposing of Stuff
The Retired General George Washington (who preferred his military title of “General” once retired from the Presidency) was only 67 when he died in December, 1799 – a couple of weeks before the turn of the nineteenth century. No doubt … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington nephew Bushrod, George Washington nephews, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington relations, George Washington step-grandchildren, history, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Mt. Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents
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George Washington’s Birthplace: Pope’s Creek
Spoiler Alert: This site is a re-creation. Nevertheless… The Land Itself… Pope’s Creek, a beautifully situated tributary of the Potomac River in a still-rural and sparsely populated area of Westmoreland County, in Virginia’s Northern Neck, had been in the Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Augustine Washington Jr., Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, George Washington, George Washington as surveyor, George Washington Birthplace, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's father Augustine, George Washington's forebears, history, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lawrence Washington, Little Hunting Creek, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, Pope's Creek VA, Presidential history, US history
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Saving Mount Vernon for the Ages
Sometimes when men can’t do it, women can. Mount Vernon When George Washington died in 1799, he willed his great estate to Martha, his widow, for the remainder of her life, which was not that long. She died in early … Continue reading
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Tagged American historical places, American history, Ann Pamela Cunningham, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's nephew Bushrod Washington, history, John Augustine Washington, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Ladies Association, Mt. Vernon, Presidential history, Purchasing Mount Vernon, US history
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George Washington Custis: Man in the Middle
George Washington Parke Custis was remarkable only in relationship to two giants, neither of whom he was actually related to. GW Custis: Fatherless Baby Only weeks after the fourth child and only son of John Parke Custis (1781-1857) was born, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Arlington House, Civil War history, Col. Robert E. Lee, Custis son-in-law Lee, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, GWP Custis, history, Jack Custis, John Parke Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Anna Custis, Mary Fitzhugh Custis, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Robert E. Lee, US history
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Martha Washington’s White House
Martha Washington died in early 1802. She had never set foot in what is known today as the White House in Washington, DC. Martha’s White House in New Kent County Martha Dandridge (1731-1802) was only seventeen when she married Daniel … Continue reading
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Tagged "Rooney" Lee, Amerncan history, Arlington House, Civil War history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, G.W. Custis, General George B. McClellan, General George McClellan, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis Washington, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Anne Custis, Mary Custis Lee, New Kent County VA, Robert E. Lee, Robert E. Lee's son "Rooney", The New Kent white House, The Peninsula Campaign, US history
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George Washington’s Losing Battle: Educating Jack Custis
No matter how hard he tried, George Washington was never going to make a scholar out of his stepson. George Washington’s Inherited Family When George Washington met and married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis in January, 1759, he inherited her … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial education, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, history, Jack Custis, John Parke Custis, Martha Custis Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Nellie Parke Custis, Nelly Custis, Patsy Custis, Presidential history, Reverend Jonathan Boucher, Washington's stepson
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