George washingtons childhood and family life

Although the death of George Washington's father early on in young George's life was undoubtedly difficult on the young boy, he was afterwards taken under the wing of his older step-brother, Lawrence Washington.

His older brother proved to be not only a mentor in George's life but also a valuable social connection as the teenage George Washington looked to work his way up in colonial society.

George washingtons childhood and family life

Since George was forced to help his mother on their farm upon the passing of his father, he had already become a skilled farmer and plantation owner by the time he had become a teenager. However, George's first job outside of his family's farm came as a result of his brother Lawrence's connections to the influential Fairfax family.

Lawrence Washington, himself a farmer, married Anne Fairfax, the daughter of Colonel William Fairfax, a powerful and well-known man in colonial Virginia. Anne Fairfax also devoted time to mentor Georg