Individual Details
(22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799)
Events
| Birth | 22 Feb 1732 | Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia | | | |
| Marriage | 1759 | Martha Dandrige | | | |
| Military | Abt 1775 - 1783 | Revolutionary War - Virginia | | | |
| Death | 14 Dec 1799 | Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia | | | |
| Burial | 16 Dec 1799 | Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia | | | |
| Slave Owner | | The residence was designed by Washington and contains original furnishings and many artifacts owned by the couple. The President owned over 300 slaves. He realized that slavery contradicted American ideals, and he was the only founder to free his slaves in his will. It bothered him, as leader of the revolution that had yielded the country liberty, that many Americans remained in bondage. | | | |
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