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America’s first First Lady, Martha Washington, passes away

Martha Washington (1731-1802), First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797 during the presidential tenure of her husband, President George Washington is (National Portrait Gallery)

May 22, 1802: Martha Washington, wife of President George Washington and the first First Lady of the United States, passed away at age 70 at her home in Mount Vernon.

U.S. Presidential History: May

May 22

1802
Martha Washington, the United States’ first First Lady, dies on this day at her home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. She was 70 years old.

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