Biographical Facts Birth: Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732 Ancestry: English Father: Augustine Washington Birth: Westmoreland County, Va., 1694 Death: King George County, Va., April 23, 1743 Occupation: Planter Mother: Mary Ball Washington Birth: Lancaster County, Va., 1708 Death: near Fredericksburg, Va., August 25, 1789 Brothers: Samuel Washington (1734-1781); John Augustine Washington (1736-1787); Charles Washington (1738-1799) Sisters: Elizabeth Washington (1733-1797); Mildred Washington (1739-1740) Half Brothers: Lawrence Washington (1718-1752); Augustine Washington, Jr. (1720-1762) Half Sister: Jane Washington (1722-1735) Marriage: Kent County, Va., January 6, 1759 Wife: Martha Dandridge Custis Birth: New Kent County, Va, June 21, 1731 Death: Mount Vernon, Va., May 22, 1802 Children: John Parke Custis; Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian Education: Private family tudor Occupations Before Presidency: Surveyor; Soldier; planter; land broker Military Service: Virginia militia (1752-1758); Commander in Chief of Continental Army (1775-1783) Prepresidential Offices: Member of Virginia House of Burgesses; Justice of Fairfax County; delegate to First and Second Continental Congresses; President of Constitutional Convention Inauguration Age: 57 Occupation After Presidency: Planter Death: Mount Vernon, Va., December 14, 1799 Place of Burial: Mount Vernon, Va.
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