Betty Washington - Brandy Station VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 29.267 W 077° 56.500
18S E 243423 N 4264038
Marker is near Brandy Station, VA in Culpeper County at Brandy Road (Business U.S. 15/29), Brandy Station VA 22714. The marker was erected in 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-12.)
Waymark Code: WM18GYP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2023
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Betty Washington
Two miles south is the grave of Betty Washington Lewis, the younger sister of George Washington. She was born in Westmoreland County in 1733 and married Fielding Lewis in May 1750, becoming his second wife. Her husband purchased land in 1752 and built their house, Kenmore, outside Fredericksburg. They had eleven children together, but only five sons and one daughter lived to adulthood. During the Revolutionary War, Fielding Lewis served in the army as a colonel and supervised a gun factory. Betty Washington died on 31 March 1797 while visiting her daughter Betty Lewis Carter in Culpeper County.
Civil Right Type: Gender Equality (includes women's suffrage)
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