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Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first President of the United States. George was Martha’s second husband, her first husband having died seven years after their marriage.
George and Martha had no children, but together they raised two children from her previous marriage.
A homebody at heart, Martha was content to live a private life at Mount Vernon but determined and diminutive at five feet tall, she supported her husband as he served as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Every winter during the war, Martha would dutifully pack her bags and she traveled thousands of miles to be with her husband. She would then spend the season with him during the army’s winter encampment. Martha journeyed to the General because she supported the cause of freedom and also because, as General Lafayette once observed, she loved "her husband madly.”
She spent the infamous winter at Valley Forge with the general, and was instrumental in maintaining some level of morale among officers and enlisted troops.
Martha Washington was listed among the eminent women in the records of the St. George Temple. To learn more about the painting by Michael Bedard in this video please click here.
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