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Há 3 dias · George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
Há 2 dias · Custis initially intended the house to serve as a home and memorial to George Washington, his foster father, but Washington died on December 14, 1799. Custis' will granted a life inheritance of the house to his wife, allowing her to live at and run Arlington House for the rest of her life but prohibiting her from selling any portion of it. [6]
Há 5 dias · The acreage belonged to General Lee and was abandoned once he fled Virginia. Lee came into possession of the property by his marriage to Mary Custis Lee. Her father, George Washington Parke Custis, was the adopted grandson of George Washington
Há 3 dias · Valley Forge (just 25 miles from historic Philadelphia) was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army, led by General George Washington. The sacrifice and perseverance of the men, frequently chilled to the bone, and often wet and suffering from disease, encamped during that severe and snowy Philadelphia-area winter, brought honor to themselves during the extraordinary ...
Há 4 dias · George Washington asked Rev. Massey to read the burial service for his stepdaughter Martha “Patsy” Custis when she died suddenly in 1773.
Há 1 dia · Robert E. Lee married Mary Custis, the great granddaughter of Martha Washington. After the Civil War the government seized Lee’s estate and used it to create Arlington Cemetery as a burial site ...
Há 3 dias · Answer: Robert E. Lee (Bonus points if you said it originally belonged to George Washington's step-grandson, George Washington Parke Custis). Question: Who spoke at the first Memorial Day ceremony ...
