Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WashingtonDerby, Miller,, 1850 - Всего страниц: 248 Martha Dandridge was born in New Kent County, Virginia, in 1732. She married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, son of John Custis of Arlington, at the age of seventeen. They had three children. The oldest son died at a young age and his father died soon after. She married George Washington in 1759 and they made their home at Mount Vernon, Fairfox County, Virginia. She died in 1802. |
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... delight to make , And with submissive wisdom , modest skill , To raise the virtues THOMPSON . MRS . MARY WASHINGTON was born in the Col- ony of Virginia , towards the conclusion of the year 1706. Little is known of her ancestors ...
... delight to make , And with submissive wisdom , modest skill , To raise the virtues THOMPSON . MRS . MARY WASHINGTON was born in the Col- ony of Virginia , towards the conclusion of the year 1706. Little is known of her ancestors ...
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... delight among the citizens of Fredericksburg . Not only the inhabitants of the town , but num- bers of gentlemen from its vicinity , hastened to welcome the deliverers of their country with every demonstration of respect and hospitality ...
... delight among the citizens of Fredericksburg . Not only the inhabitants of the town , but num- bers of gentlemen from its vicinity , hastened to welcome the deliverers of their country with every demonstration of respect and hospitality ...
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... Indignation at the Treachery meditated towards the Commander - in - Chief , and her Delight when informed of the successful Passage of the Delaware 149 CHAPTER VI . PAGE Washington goes into Winter Quarters - 92 CONTENTS .
... Indignation at the Treachery meditated towards the Commander - in - Chief , and her Delight when informed of the successful Passage of the Delaware 149 CHAPTER VI . PAGE Washington goes into Winter Quarters - 92 CONTENTS .
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... Indignation at the Treachery medi- tated towards the Commander - in - Chief , and her Delight when in- formed of the successful Passage of the Delaware 128 142 CHAPTER VI . PAGE Washington goes into Winter Quarters - 92 CONTENTS .
... Indignation at the Treachery medi- tated towards the Commander - in - Chief , and her Delight when in- formed of the successful Passage of the Delaware 128 142 CHAPTER VI . PAGE Washington goes into Winter Quarters - 92 CONTENTS .
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... Delight ! The first victim of the destroyer was the hope and joy of his parents , their eldest child , - whose unusual mental developments gave only too delusive and fleeting promise of the future . Soon after this melancholy event ...
... Delight ! The first victim of the destroyer was the hope and joy of his parents , their eldest child , - whose unusual mental developments gave only too delusive and fleeting promise of the future . Soon after this melancholy event ...
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