Betty Washington Lewis
Deceased Person
1733 – 1797
Who was Betty Washington Lewis?
Betty Washington Lewis was the younger sister of George Washington and the only sister to live to adulthood. She was the first daughter of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. She is considered a "founding mother" of America.
She was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia and married Fielding Lewis in 1750. Their children included Lawrence Lewis, who married Eleanor Parke Custis, a granddaughter of Martha Washington, and Robert Lewis. They built a house in Fredericksburg, Kenmore House, in 1772, and owned The Lewis Store until 1776. In later life, she stayed close with her mother. She died in 1797 while visiting her daughter, Betty Lewis Carter, at the Western View Plantation in Culpeper, Virginia, and is buried there.
She and her husband are commemorated with street names in the nearby Ferry Farm subdivision.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1733
Westmoreland County - Also known as
- Betty Washington
- Elizabeth Washington
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Fielding Lewis
(1750/05/07 - 1781/12/07)
- Fielding Lewis
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Mar 31, 1797
Culpeper
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on July 23, 2013
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