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Tag Archives: Patsy Custis
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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Martha Washington’s “Disposition”
Martha Washington had very few memorable “quotes” – but one of them bears repeating. Often. Martha Washington: Correspondent When George Washington died in 1799, his distraught widow of more than 40 years systematically burned most of their correspondence. George Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Daniel Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, Jacky Custis, Jane Pierce, Lady Washington, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, Martha Washigton's first husband, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's children, Mary Lincoln, Mercy Otis Warren, Mistress Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis health, Presidential history, US history
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The Washington Dancing Classes
Dancing was a vital social skill in colonial times. Children were taught at an early age. Martha and George Washington: Dancers George Washington was considered an excellent dancer by all who knew him, and he enjoyed it even into his … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged American history, Colonia dancing schools, colonial dancing classes, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, Jacky Custis, Lady Washington, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's children, Martha Washington's grandchildren, Patsy Custis, PResident George Washington, 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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
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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George Washington: An All-American Uncle
The Father of our Country, George Washington was step-father to Martha’s children and always a concerned and affectionate uncle to his numerous nephews and nieces. The Washington-Dandridge Connections George Washington was the oldest of five children born to Augustine Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Augustine Washington, Betty Lewis, Bushrod Washington, Charles Washington, George Augustine Washington, George Steptoe Washington, George Washington, George Washington nephews, George Washington relations, George Washington siblings, history, Jack Custis, John Washington, Lasrence Washington, Lawrence Lewis, Lawrence Washington, Lund Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis, MArtha Washington, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, Nellie Custis, Patsy Custis, Robert Lewis, Samuel Washington, Washington nephews, Washington relations, Washington siblings
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