Martha Washington

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American patriot First Lady of the United States human plantation owner socialite

Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States, a wealthy widow who managed large estates and played a key role as a social and political hostess during George Washington’s leadership.

Aliases (7)

Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington) ×3
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington ×2
Martha Dandridge Washington ×2
Daniel Parke Custis ×1
Martha Custis Washington ×1
Martha Dandridge ×1
Martha Dandridge (2 June 1731 O.S. / 13 June 1731 N.S.) ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American patriot → First Lady of the United States → human → plantation owner → socialite →
ageAtDeath	70 →
birthName	Martha Dandridge →
burialPlace	Washington family tomb, Mount Vernon →
child	Daniel Parke Custis Jr. → Frances Parke Custis → John Parke Custis → Martha Parke Custis →
citizenship	Colony of Virginia → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	British America → Colony of Virginia →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1731-06-02 →
dateOfBirthOldStyle	1731-05-21 →
dateOfDeath	1802-05-22 →
endTime	1797-03-04 →
ethnicity	English American →
familyName	Washington →
father	John Dandridge →
fullName	Martha Dandridge Custis Washington →
givenName	Martha →
influenced	development of the role of First Lady in the United States →
mother	Frances Jones Dandridge →
notableFor	being the first First Lady of the United States → hosting social and political gatherings during George Washington’s presidency → managing large estates and enslaved labor →
numberOfChildren	4 →
owned	Mount Vernon estate (through marriage and management) →
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War home-front support →
placeOfBirth	Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia →
placeOfDeath	Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States →
positionHeld	First Lady of the United States →
religion	Anglicanism → Episcopal Church →
residence	Mount Vernon → New York City → Philadelphia → White House predecessor presidential residences →
sequenceInOffice	1 →
socialRole	republican court hostess →
spouse	Daniel Parke Custis → George Washington →
startTime	1789-04-30 →
stepChild	Eleanor Parke Custis → George Washington Parke Custis →
supported	Continental Army winter encampments →
visited	Valley Forge winter encampment →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Washington → George Washington → George Washington → Martha Washington ("Daniel Parke Custis") →	spouse
Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → Tudor Place →	associatedWith
Martha → Martha ("Martha Custis Washington") →	hasNotableBearer
Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia ("Martha Dandridge (2 June 1731 O.S. / 13 June 1731 N.S.)") →	birthDateOfNotableResident
Martha Washington ("Martha Dandridge") →	birthName
Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia ("Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)") →	birthplaceOf
First Lady of the United States →	firstHolder
Martha Washington ("Martha Dandridge Custis Washington") →	fullName
Mary Anna Custis Lee →	greatGrandmother
Mount Vernon, Virginia →	hasBurial
Frances Jones Dandridge ("Martha Dandridge Washington") →	hasChild
John Parke Custis ("Martha Dandridge Custis Washington") →	mother
Frances Jones Dandridge ("Martha Dandridge Washington") →	motherOf
John Parke Custis →	notableRelative
Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia ("Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)") →	notableResident
Frances Jones Dandridge →	relative
Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia ("Martha Dandridge (Martha Washington)") →	residenceOf
George Washington Parke Custis →	stepGrandparent