George and Martha Washington's Wedding

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George and Martha Washington were married on January 6, 1769, at White House, the estate Martha had inherited from her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. Many festivities took place during this time of year. Likely, Martha prepared for numerous guests and stocked for them to stay an indefinite time period. Daniel, twenty years older than Martha, had been her husband for eight years before his death, probably from a heart attack. Eighteen months later, she married George, who was almost a year younger. A beautiful widow, aged twenty-six, with two children and an impressive inheritance, Martha made quite a catch.