George Washington Parke Custis

George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 ? October 19, 1857), was the adopted son (and also step-grandson) of United States President George Washington. After his natural parents died, Custis moved to Mount Vernon to stay with George and Martha Washington.

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April 30 - 1781 - October 19 - 1857 - United States - President - George Washington - Mount Vernon - Martha Washington

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While George Washington lived in Germantown, Custis was sent to Germantown Academy (then called the Union School of Germantown), from which he eventually graduated. Custis went on to attend St. John's College and Princeton University.

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Germantown - Germantown Academy - Union School of Germantown - St. John's College - Princeton University

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In 1804, Custis married Mary Lee Fitzhugh, producing four children. However, only one child survived: Mary Anna Randolph Custis. Mary Custis later married Robert E. Lee at Arlington in 1831.

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1804 - Mary Lee Fitzhugh - Mary Anna Randolph Custis - Robert E. Lee - 1831

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In 1799, Custis was commissioned as a Colonel in the United States Army and aide-de-camp to General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Later, Custis volunteered in the defense of Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812.

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1799 - Colonel - United States Army - Aide-de-camp - General - Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - Washington, D.C. - War of 1812

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Custis is also notable for having collaborated with Francis Scott Key as a playwright. Furthermore, Custis wrote the first popular biography of his step-grandfather/adopted father, entitled "Recollections of Washington."

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