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Mary Anna Custis Lee
(1808-1873)
Wife of Robert E. Lee
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Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) was the great-granddaughter of Martha Custis Washington, step-great-granddaughter of George Washington, and daughter of George Washington Custis the step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington. She was also wife of Robert E. Lee, the prominent career military officer who famously commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. They married at her parents' home, Arlington House, in Virginia in 1831, and had seven children together; he predeceased her by three years.

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Born Mary Anna Randolph Custis
1 October 1808
Arlington, Arlington County Virginia, USA
Died
5 November 1873 (aged 65)
Alexandria, Alexandria City Virginia, USA
Zodiac Libra
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  • George Washington Custis
    George Washington Custis info 1st child with Robert E. Lee Male b. 1832 Age: 193 1832- Celebrity Baby
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  • Mary  Custis
    Mary Custis info 2nd child with Robert E. Lee Female b. 1835 Age: 190 1835- Celebrity Baby
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  • Anne Carter Lee
    Anne Carter Lee info 3rd child with Robert E. Lee Female b. 18 Jun 1839 d. 20 Oct 1862 Age: 23 (at death) 1839-1862 Daughter of Robert E. Lee
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  • Eleanor  Agnes
    Eleanor Agnes info 4th child with Robert E. Lee Female b. Aug 1841 Age: 183 1841- Celebrity Baby
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  • Robert  Edward
    Robert Edward info 5th child with Robert E. Lee Male b. 1843 Age: 182 1843- Celebrity Baby
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  • Mildred Childe
    Mildred Childe info 6th child with Robert E. Lee Female b. 1846 Age: 179 1846- Celebrity Baby
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  • Martha Washington
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    George Washington · Family Member · 1732-1799 · Founding Father, 1st president of the United States edit info
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  • Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh
    Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh · Grandmother · 1741-1809 · American politician 1741-1809 edit info
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  • Hetty Cary
    Hetty Cary · 1836-1892 · During the American Civil War, made one of the first three battle flags of the Confederacy edit info
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    Age: 193
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  • Mary Custis Lee
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  • William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
    William Henry Fitzhugh Lee · Son · 1837-1891 · American, Military edit info
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  • Anne Carter Lee
    Anne Carter Lee · Daughter · 1839-1862 · Daughter of Robert E. Lee edit info
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  • Eleanor Agnes Lee
    Eleanor Agnes Lee · Daughter · 1841-1873 · Daughter of Robert E. Lee edit info
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    Robert E. Lee, Jr. · Son · 1843-1914 · Confederate officer, businessman and writer edit info
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    Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh · Grandmother · 1741-1809 · American politician 1741-1809 edit info
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    Hetty Cary · 1836-1892 · During the American Civil War, made one of the first three battle flags of the Confederacy edit info
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