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Martha Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) was a stepdaughter of George Washington who died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 17, fifteen years before he was elected as the first president of the United States.
Aug 8, 2009 · Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857, Washington, George, 1732-1799, Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857, Washington, George, 1732-1799 Publisher Philadelphia, J.W. Bradley Collection americana Book from the collections of New York Public Library Language English Item Size 273.1M
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In a scathing letter of August 28, 1814 to her friend Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), who had been Washington’s Secretary of State, Martha Peter described the pitiful American resistance before the British under President James Madison, a French partisan.
Martha Parke Custis. Portrait miniature of Martha Parke Custis by Charles Willson Peale, 1772. Martha Parke Custis was Martha Washington and Daniel Parke Custis's youngest child. Known to the family as Patsy, Custis had a particularly difficult life.
Nov 28, 2018 · When George Washington married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis on Jan. 6, 1759, he acquired not only a wife but also two stepchildren, four-year-old John Parke “Jacky” Custis and two-year-old Martha Parke “Patsy” Custis.
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Sep 25, 2022 · Martha Parke Custis (about December 1755-June 19, 1773): Daughter of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington and her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. Her body was placed in the Tomb (at Mount Vernon) on June 20, 1773.
