Our Beloved George Washington

The soldier’s time to serve would be up in just ten days, the British continued to win battles, all hope of winning the war was fading and everyone was ready to put down their weapons and surrender to Great Britain. However, George Washington was not settling with anything less than trying their best. He kept that little flicker of hope that was still left, alive. The Continental Congress did not see much hope in the war either and turned the responsibility of the war to General George Washington. Washington received a message from Congress saying,

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 . He was our very first president and he is also known as the father as our country. Before he was president he was the officer of the army commander-in-chief of the continental army, delegate to the first continental congress from Virginia. His deathbed date is on December 14, 1799. (Boykin page 10-11)

On February 22, 1732 Mary Ball Washington gave birth to her first son, who was later known as the great George Washington. George Washington was born, and raised in Virginia. His childhood held few moments of greatness, seeing that he was only one of the ten children in the family. George Washington’s parents grew tobacco, and sold timber for a living. He received most of his education from a boarding school, about thirty miles from this home. Although George Washington was not very religious he was a Christian, and helped out at a local churchyard school. At the age of twenty-one he was employed as the official surveyor of the country Culpeper, and owned more than 1500 acres of land which he paid for himself. After serving two terms in managing the affairs of the nation, George Washington died three years later at Mount Vernon of what physicians say was strep throat. According to George Washington “ American virtues have shifted over

        This magnificent man was our first president. He was the first born child of his mother but not his father. His father was Augustine Washington, but had two other boys and one girl with his former wife Jane Butler who died in 1730. Augustine remarried  Mary Ball in 1731 and on February 22, 1732 they had George Washington. In 1743 Augustine died and left Mary to take care of all the children they had together and the children he had with Jane.  He had a total of ten children. George was only eleven when his father died and had to look up to his older half brother Lawrence for guidance. Lawrence tutored and tried to give George as much of an education he could. George was excited and ambitious to start

Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the eldest son of Augustine Washington, a Virginia planter, and Mary Ball Washington. Although Washington had little or no formal schooling, his early notebooks indicate that he read in geography, military history, agriculture, deportment, and composition and that he showed some aptitude in surveying and simple

George Washington’s family’s presence in the U.S. can be dated back to 1657 when John Washington came to Virginia from England. Henry VIII gave a small bit of land to him, and that is when where they began their life. George’s father, Augustine, who built mills and grew tobacco, married Mary Bell in 1731 and they had six kids, George being the oldest. By the time he was 13 he could plant tobacco and survey with great skill. When his father died, his brother took over

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, Augustine turned ill after surveying his lands during a bad weather. Ironically George Washington died in the same circumstances. George’s mother was able to keep the house together but was unable to send George to England for education. George’s half brother Lawrence introduced Washington to lord Fairfax after talking about his future. Lord Fairfax was head of one of the most powerful families in Virginia. Lord Fairfax Invited Washington to join a team of men surveying Fairfax lands in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Virginia colony. It was his first real trip away from home. When he become seventeen he started to go to survey by himself. When Washington was 18 years old another tragedy

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia. Washington grew up on a farm where became skilled in growing tobacco and raising livestock. He was homeschool where he got his education. He was owner of Mount Vernon when his brother past away. Washington married Martha Dandridge and had two kids Patsy and John and enjoyed earning his money by growing crops and managing livestock. Before the Revolution started his daughter pass away and then his son past during.

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. His father died when he was only eleven year old. Then he lived with his mother and older brother called Lawrence at Mount Vernon. He approached to nobility and learned the traditions of upper class such as dancing and horse riding. Although Washington hoped to be a sailor and go to sea, his mother disagreed. So he changed to study surveying and became one of the surveyors in Culpepper County. In 1753, the French and the British fought for the territory in the North America.

George Washington was a boy who was born at Bridges Creek, which is later known as Wakefield in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington was born on the day of February 22, 1732. When Washington was at the age of 11 years old his father had died. After his father died, he left his family with 10,000 acres and 50 slaves. He spent the next few years in different households throughout Virginia. When Washington was the age of 14 he planned to join the British, but he obeyed his mother by staying

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at his dad’s plantation. His dad’s plantation was in Westmoreland County, Virginia. George Washington’s dad, Augustine Washington was the best planter in the area, he also was the justice of the county court. Augustine’s first marriage was to Jane Butler. They had 2 children. In 1729 Jane Butler died. Augustine married Mary Ball in 1731. They had 6 children George Washington was one of those kids. He was the oldest child. 3 years since George Washington was born, their family moved near Potomac River. They settled into their new home on Mount Vernon. But right when they settled in they moved again to Ferry farm, the Ferry farm was a plantation on the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia.

George washington died December 14, 1799 (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S A. research say that epiglottitis and hypovolemic shock. George Washington was buried washington Family Tomb, Mount Vernon Virginia U.S.

According to “George Washington” by Dennis J. Mahoney, George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at Bridges Creek, Virginia, United States. He was the third son of a prosperous planter and he learned the trade of surveying in his teens. At the age of twenty-one he was appointed to the rank of major in the Virginia Militia, and at the start of the French and Indian War he was appointed to lieutenant colonel and by the end of the war he was promoted to the rank of coloned and named commander in chief of all the Virginian forces. In 1759 he married the widow Martha Custis, their combined wealth gave him financial independence, allowing him to spend the rest of his life in a career of public service. He was a member of the House of Burgesses

There have been several presidents who have earned the title 'great' for the leadership and vision they demonstrated during their service in the White House, including Thomas Jefferson, James K. Polk, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Today however I want to honor one president above all others, George Washington. Each of these men led the United States through a period of crisis and conflict. In my eyes the one that stands out the most is George Washington

George Washington was a very noble and wise person as well as a good leader too. As a kid George never told a lie and was a very honest person from the time he was born to the time of his death. At George’s early age as a child he witnessed many things such as slavery and wars. George was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732. Later on in his childhood most of his family lost all their wealth in the Puritan Revolution.