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| | BIOGRAPHY - George Washington, (1732-1799) : Article from CultureMonster.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | George Washinton, the first president of the United States, was born at Bridges Creek, Westmoreland county, Virginia, on the 22nd (Old Style nth) of February 1732. |
 | | The genealogical researches of Mr Henry E. Waters seem to have established the connexion of the family with the Washingtons of Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England. |
 | | For thenext fifteen years Washingtonís life at Mount Vernon, where he made his home after his marriage, was that of a typical Virginia planter of the more prosperous sort, a consistent member and vestryman of the Established (Episcopal) Church, a large slave-holder, a strict hut considerate master, and a widely trusted man of affairs. |
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