click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.

George and Martha Washington: 1 foot 2 inches George Washington met his future wife, then a wealthy widow whose maiden name was Martha Dandridge Custis, while he was serving in the military.

Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI As he began ambitious improvements to the plantation, he became involved with a wealthy young widow, Martha Dandridge Custis. The two were soon married. Washington had ...

Marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis in 1759 immediately transformed Washington into one of Virginia's wealthiest men. Washington's reputation for bravery preceded him when he arrived at the First ...

An icon of American history, George Washington is largely remembered as an indomitable leader who took the new United States ...

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George and Martha Washington: 1 foot 2 inches George Washington met his future wife, then a wealthy widow whose maiden name was Martha Dandridge Custis, while he was serving in the military.

George and Martha Washington: 1 foot 2 inches George Washington met his future wife, then a wealthy widow whose maiden name was Martha Dandridge Custis, while he was serving in the military. The pair ...