George Washington

George Washington (Feb 22, 1732 - Dec 14, 1799) was the 1st President of the United States, 7th Senior Officer of the U.S. Army and a Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Family
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in what is now Washington, Virginia. He was the son of a Virginia planter, Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball. He had five siblings; Elizabeth, Samuel, John, Charles, and Mildred. He also had four half-siblings, born by his father's first wife, Jane Butler; Butler, Lawrence, Augustine, and Jane.

Marriage and Issue
Washington married Martha Dandridge in 1759. He had no biological children with Martha, but he adopted her two children from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis; John and Patsy.