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Elizabeth Never Married
20 February 1736 , Virginia
Daugther of John Washington and Catherine Whiting, Elizabeth never married. She died at age 20 before she found a husband. This was referenced in the family geneology compiled by George Washington himself and also referenced on her tombstone. The tombstone reads as follows:
"She was a maiden, virtuous without reservedness, wise without affectation, beautiful without knowing it. She left this life on the 5th day of February, in the year mdccxxxvi, in the 20th year of her age."
Information found in the reference below.
James H. French
The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan., 1915), pp. 178-180
Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
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