George Washington was the first child of Augustine Washington (1694–1743) and his second wife Mary Ball Washington (1708–1789), born on their Pope's Creek Estate near present-day Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was born on February 11, 1731, according to the Julian calendar and Annunciation Style of enumerating years then in use in the British Empire. The Gregorian calendar was adopted within the British Empire in 1752, and it renders a birth date of February 22, 1732.[9][b][c]
Washington was of primarily English gentry descent, especially from Sulgrave, England. His great-grandfather John Washington emigrated to Virginia in 1656 and began accumulating land and slaves, as did his son Lawrence and his grandson, George's father Augustine. Augustine was a tobacco planter who also tried his hand in iron-manufacturing ventures.[10] In George's youth, the Washingtons were moderately prosperous members of the Virginia gentry, of "middling rank" rather than one of the leading planter families
| Vice President | John Adams |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | John Adams |
| Senior Officer of the U.S. Army | |
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| In office July 13, 1798 – December 14, 1799 | |
| Appointed by | John Adams |
| Preceded by | James Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Hamilton |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army | |
| In office June 15, 1775 – December 23, 1783 | |
| Appointed by | Continental Congress |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Henry Knox(Senior Officer of the Army) |
| Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Virginia | |
| In office May 10, 1775 – June 15, 1775 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
| Delegate to the First Continental Congress from Virginia | |
| In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1732 Bridges Creek, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | December 14, 1799 (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Epiglottitis and hypovolemic shock |
| Resting place | Washington Family Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Dandridge(m. 1759)[1] |
| Awards | Congressional Gold Medal Thanks of Congress |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain United States of America |
| Service/branch | Colonial Militia Continental Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1752–58 (British Militia) 1775–83 (Continental Army) 1798–99 (U.S. Army) |
| Rank | Colonel (British Army) General and Commander-in-Chief (Continental Army) Lieutenant General (United States Army) General of the Armies(promoted posthumously: 1976, by an Act of Congress) |
| Commands | Virginia Colony's regiment Continental Army United States Army |
