瑪莎的前夫是維吉尼亞州的一位有錢的農場主人，名叫丹尼爾派克卡斯蒂斯 (Daniel Parke Custis) ，並在丹尼爾死前生下了兩個小孩 。一個是暱稱小傑的約翰，另一個則是暱稱帕齊的瑪莎；當華盛頓與瑪莎結婚時，約翰及瑪莎才各為六歲及四歲。婚後的華盛頓非常的喜愛他的過繼子女並待他們如同自己的親生小孩 。喬治及瑪莎的婚姻生活十分愉快。其中有八年的時間，當華盛頓身在戰場時，每個冬天，華盛頓夫人都會前去探望及陪伴她位於總部的丈夫。她盡其所能的鼓勵士兵並決心 保持樂觀的態度。您認為總統夫人還需具備那些重要特質？
　

Martha had been married to Daniel Parke Custis, a wealthy planter in Virginia, and they had two children together before Daniel died. John ("Jacky") was six and Martha ("Patsy") was four when George and Martha married. Washington was very fond of his stepchildren and treated them as his own. George and Martha had a happy marriage. For eight years, while he was at war, Mrs. Washington joined her husband at his headquarters every winter. She did everything she could to help encourage the soldiers and she was determined to keep a positive outlook. What other characteristics do you think were important for the wife of the president to have?

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