Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States. On January 6, 1759 Colonel George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis. Martha had two children in a previous marriage to Daniel Park Custis, one of Virginia's wealthiest landowners, who died suddenly in 1757. The First family took the oath of office in New York City on April 30, 1789.
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