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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 |