Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857

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Dates:
Birth 1781-04-30
Death 1857-10-10
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

George Washington Parke Custis was the son of John Parke Custis who was the stepson of George Washington. Custis' mother was Eleanor Calvert. He grew up at Mount Vernon in Virginia after the death of his father. He married Mary Lee Fitzhugh and lived at "Arlington." His daughter Mary Anna Randolph Custis married Robert E. Lee. George Washington Parke Custis was a playwright and agricultural reformer.

From the description of Papers, 1832-1856. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 22999261

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Subjects:

  • Ash Lawn (Virginia : Estate)
  • Farm management
  • Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.)
  • Bridges
  • Hunting trophies
  • Learned institutions and societies
  • Manuscripts, American
  • Presidents
  • Railroads
  • Railroads
  • Railroads
  • Sheep
  • Surveyor's compass
  • White House (Va. : Estate)
  • White House (Washington, D.C.)
  • Wine and wine making

Occupations:

  • Farming
  • Playwrights
  • Farm management
  • Farm management

Places:

  • VA, US
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Smith Island (Md. and Va.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Smith Island (Md. and Va.) (as recorded)
  • Long Bridge (Washington, D.C., and Va.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)
  • Potomac River (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Potomac River (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)

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