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John Parke Custis (1754 - 1781)

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b. 1754 at White House, On The Pamunkey River, New Kent Co.

m. 03 Sep 1774 Eleanor Calvert (1757 - 1811) at Arlington, Fairfax Co., VA

d. 05 Nov 1781 at Eltham Plantation, Yorktown, New Kent Co., VA aged 27

Parents:

Daniel Parke Custis (1712 - 1757)

Martha Dandridge (1731 - 1802)

Siblings (1):

Martha Custis (1757 - 1773)

Children (2):

Eleanor Parke Custis (1779 - 1852)

George Washington Parke Custis (1781 - 1857)

Events in John Parke Custis (1754 - 1781)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Src
1754		John Parke Custis was born	White House, On The Pamunkey River, New Kent Co.
26 Jul 1757	3	Death of father Daniel Parke Custis (aged 45)
03 Sep 1774	20	Married Eleanor Calvert (aged 17)	Arlington, Fairfax Co., VA
1775	21	Was an aide to his step-father, George Washington during the Revolution.
1779	25	Birth of daughter Eleanor Parke Custis
30 Apr 1781	27	Birth of son George Washington Parke Custis	Mt. Airy, Prince George Co., MD
05 Nov 1781	27	John Parke Custis died	Eltham Plantation, Yorktown, New Kent Co., VA

Personal Notes:

He became feverish and was diagnosed with 'camp fever'. A condition resulting from poor camp conditions, poor food, polluted water and the proximity of dead men and animals and in general, poor sanitation. He was taken thirty miles away to Eltham where he died. His grand daughter married Robert Edward Lee in 1831.

Created on 11 Dec 2019