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Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852
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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (1779-1852): Eleanor was born on March 31, 1779. She was the youngest granddaughter of Martha Washington and the step-granddaughter of George Washington. After her father John Parke Custis’ death in 1781 and her mother, Eleanor Calvert Custis’ marriage to Dr. David Stuart, Eleanor and her brother George Washington Parke Custis began living with the Washingtons. In 1799, Eleanor married Washington’s nephew, Lawrence Lewis. Of their eight children, only one son and three daughters lived to maturity. Eleanor and Lawrence remained at Mount Vernon until Martha Washington’s death in 1802 and subsequently moved to Woodlawn Plantation upon its completion in 1805. Throughout her life, Nelly regarded herself as the preserver of George Washington’s legacy. She died at Audley Plantation on July 15, 1852 and is buried at Mount Vernon in the family tomb.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | [Nelly Custis Lewis music albums] | Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library | |
| creatorOf | [Pin cushion]. [18--?] | Boston Athenaeum | |
| referencedIn | [The Washington family] [graphic] / | Boston Athenaeum | |
| creatorOf | Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931,. Papers of the Harrison, Smith and Tucker families:, 1790-1936. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888. Papers, 1821-1888. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Butler, Frances Parke Lewis, 1799-1875,. Lewis family letters, 1827-1832. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| contributorOf | Chapin Collection of Washington & Custis Family Documents, 1758-1829 | George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon | |
| referencedIn | Cookbook, 18th century. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| creatorOf | Custis, Eleanor Parke. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Custis, Eleanor Parke. Custis, Eleanor Parke : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library |
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| associatedWith | Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888. |
| associatedWith | Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878, |
| memberOf | Custis (Family : Virginia) |
| associatedWith | Custis, Frances Parke, 1685-ca.1715. |
| childOf | Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781 |
| memberOf | Custis-Lee-Mason families. |
| associatedWith | Fairfax County (Va.) |
| associatedWith | Gibson, Elizabeth Bordley, |
| associatedWith | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, |
| associatedWith | Lee, George Bolling, 1872-1948. |
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Birth 1779-03-31
Death 1852-07-15
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Custis, Eleanor Parke, 1779-1852
Custis, Eleanor P. (Eleanor Parke), 1779-1852
Lewis, E. P. (Eleanor Parke), Mrs., 1779-1852
Lewis, Eleanor P. (Eleanor Parke), 1779-1852
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Lewis, Nellie Custis, 1779-1852
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Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852
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