George Washington's final resting place is a tomb on his Mount Vernon estate. The remains of his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis, as well as 25 other family members, are also entombed there. In addition, 3 others are buried in a plot next to the vault.
In the Washington Family Vault
Name | Year of Death | Relation to George Washington |
Jane Washington | 1745 | Niece |
Sarah Washington | 1745 | Niece |
Fairfax Washington | 1747 | Nephew |
Mildred Washington | 1749 | Niece |
Lawrence Washington | 1752 | Half-brother |
Martha Parke Custis | 1773 | Step-daughter |
George Fayette Washington | 1787 | Step-Grandnephew |
George Augustine Washington | 1793 | Nephew |
Frances Bassett Washington Lear | 1796 | Step-niece |
George Washington | 1799 | |
Martha Eliza Eleanor Peter | 1800 | Step-Great-Granddaughter |
Martha Betty Lewis | 1801 | Step-Great-Granddaughter |
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington | 1802 | Wife |
Ann Aylette Washington Robinson | 1804 | Grandniece |
William Augustin Washington | 1810 | Nephew |
Noblet Herbert | c.1821-26 | Grandnephew-in-law |
Robert Herbert | c.1821-26 | Great-Grandnephew |
Jane Herbert | c.1821-26 | Great-Grandniece |
Mary Lee Washington Herbert | 1827 | Grandniece |
Bushrod Washington | 1829 | Nephew |
Julia Ann Blackburn Washington | 1829 | Niece-in-law |
Bushrod Washington | 1830 | Grandnephew |
Eliza Parke Custis Law | 1831 | Step-Granddaughter |
John Augustine Washington | 1832 | Grandnephew |
Lawrence Lewis | 1839 | Nephew |
Jane Mildred Johnson | 1842 | Great-Grandniece |
Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington | 1855 | Grandniece-in-law |
At rest in burial plot next to family vault:
Mary Eliza Angela Lewis Conrad | 1839 | Step-Great-Granddaughter |
Eleanore Parke Custis Lewis | 1852 | Step-Granddaughter-in-law |
The Washington Family
Although George Washington never had any biological children, he did have a rather large family, comprised of his many siblings, step-children, and step-grandchildren.
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