Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis
American Episcopal lay leader (1788–1853) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788 – April 23, 1853) was an Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County in present-day Arlington County, Virginia. She was the mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was the wife of Robert E. Lee. In the early 1820s, Molly Custis helped form a coalition of women who sought to abolish slavery.[1]
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Born | Mary Lee Fitzhugh (1788-04-22)22 April 1788 |
Died | 23 April 1853(1853-04-23) (aged 65) |
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Children | 4, including Mary Anna Custis Lee |
Parent(s) | Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh William Fitzhugh |
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