America's first President had no biological children, but he became
stepfather to the two children of the widow Martha Custis when he
married her in 1759: John "Jacky" Parke Custis, left in the c. 1761
illustration above, and Martha "Patsy" Parke Custis. Both of the
Custis children met with untimely ends; Jacky joined his stepfather's
army but died from dysentery soon thereafter, while Martha suffered
from epilepsy and died at 17.
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