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Porträt von Mary Ball Washington, von Robert Edge Pine, 1786. Mary Ball Washington (* 30. November 1708 in Lively, Lancaster County; † 25. August 1789 im Mary Washington House in Fredericksburg) war die zweite Frau von Augustine Washington und die Mutter von George Washington .
Mary Washington (née Ball; c. 1707–1709 – () August 25, 1789) was an American planter best known for being the mother of the first president of the United States, George Washington. The second wife of Augustine Washington, she became a prominent member of the Washington family.
- Kenmore Plantation and Gardens
- Bushrod Washington (grandson)
- August 25, 1789 (aged 80), Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Mary Ball Washington was George Washington's mother. Limited information about Mary and her personal life has survived, although the historical record shows that she shared a complex and oftentimes strained relationship with her son.
Mary Ball Washington. Who Was George Washington's Mother? Although there is limited evidence about Washington's mother, historical records show that she had a complicated and oftentimes strained relationship with her famous son.
Her book, The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary Washington, is the first biography of Mary Ball Washington based on archival sources. She is also the author of Being Good: Women’s Moral Values in Early America, and a biography of Louisa May Alcott.
7. Mai 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Mary Ball Washington, who raised George and his siblings after the death of their father. Discover how she coped with poverty, widowhood, illness and the challenges of motherhood in colonial Virginia.
23. März 2022 · A biography of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington, by Martha Saxton. Learn about her early childhood, marriage, widowhood, and role in the Revolutionary War from a historical perspective. Read an excerpt about her loss of her mother and stepfamily, and how she coped with the challenges of being a widow in early 1700s Virginia.
