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Did George Washington Have Kids?

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Why didn't George Washington and Martha Washington have any children together? Was George Washington sterile because of a disease he contracted in Barbados? Was Martha Washington unable to have children due to a past injury? History interpreter Anette Ahens explores these popular theories.

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