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    Mary Anna Randolph Lee (Custis)

    Birth: 10-1-1808

    Death: 11-5-1873

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Lee, Robert Edward () | Marriage Date: 6-30-1831

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Mary Anna Custis Lee was the wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, as well as the step-great-granddaughter of George Washington. Mary was descended from several prominent Southern families, and inherited Arlington House from her father, George Washington Parke Custis. 

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Mary Anna Custis Lee was the wife of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, as well as the step-great-granddaughter of George Washington. Mary was descended from several prominent Southern families, and inherited Arlington House from her father, George Washington Parke Custis. 

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