George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) Before becoming one of the major founding fathers of the nation, as well as president, Washington led the Continental Army to victory over the Kingdom of Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).
Biography
George Washington, President of the USA, was born 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States to Augustine Washington (c1694-1743) and Mary Ball (1708-1789) and died 14 December 1799 in Virginia, United States of pneumonia, epiglottitis, pharyngitis. He married Martha Dandridge (1731-1802) 6 January 1759 . Notable ancestors include William I of England (1027-1087), Charlemagne (747-814), Hugh Capet (c940-996), Henry II of England (1133-1189), Alfred the Great (849-899). Ancestors are from the United States, England, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, the Byzantine Empire, Sweden, Belarus, Switzerland, Canaan.
Offspring
No offspring.
Gallery
The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources: George Washington, November 29, 1777, General Orders
Namesakes of George Washington (1732-1799)
Birth place | Death place | Father | Mother | Joined with | |
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George Washington (1843-1905) | Newport, Kentucky, United States | Newport, Kentucky, United States | George Washington (1815-1857) | Martha Ann Doxon (c1823-1876) | Jane Todd Ramsey (1847-1924) |
George Washington (1732-1799) | Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States | Virginia, United States | Augustine Washington (c1694-1743) | Mary Ball (1708-1789) | Martha Dandridge (1731-1802) |
George Washington (1815-1857) | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | Newport, Kentucky, United States | Samuel Washington (1787-1867) | Catherine Townshend Washington (1790-1869) | Mary Elizabeth Wharton (1814-1839)+Martha Ann Doxon (c1823-1876) |
George Washington (1817-1905) | |||||
George Augustine Washington (1758-1793) | Stafford County, Virginia, United States | Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States | Charles Washington (1738-1799) | Mildred Thornton (1737-1804) | Frances Bassett (1767-1796) |
George Corbin Washington (1789-1854) | "Haywood Farms", Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States | Georgetown, Washington, United States | William Augustine Washington (1757-1810) | Jane Washington (1759-1791) | Elizabeth Ridgely Beall (1786-1820)+Ann Thomas Beall Peter (1800-1861) |
George Steptoe Washington (1771-1809) | Harewood, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Samuel Washington (1734-1781) | Anne Steptoe (1737-1777) | Lucy Ann Payne (1769-1846) |
George Thomas Washington (1908-1971) | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States | Santa Barbara, California, United States | William Morrow Washington (1877-1942) | Janet Margaret Thomas (1877-1954) | Helen Goodner (1909) |
Footnotes (including sources)
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Contributors
Phlox, rtol, ChristopherS.Tran1, Robin Patterson
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