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Lucy Washington

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Name
  
Lucy Washington

Role
  
Dolley Madison's sister

Siblings
  
Dolley Madison


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Died
  
1846, Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Spouse
  
Thomas Todd (m. 1812), George Steptoe Washington (m. 1793)

Nephews
  
John Payne Todd, William Temple Todd

Similar People
  
Dolley Madison, Thomas Todd, Samuel Washington, James Madison

Lucy Washington (née Payne) (1772?–1846), one of eight children born to John Payne and Mary Coles, was the sister of Dolley Madison, the wife of American President James Madison. She first married Major George Steptoe Washington, a nephew of American President George Washington. After his death, she married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd on March 29, 1812. It was the first documented wedding ceremony in the White House. The couple had three children: William J., Madisonia, and James Madison.

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Lucy Washington Wikipedia