Meaning bring to an end, finish is from c.1400; intransitive sense come to an end is from 1826. Of stock prices, from 1860. Meaning bring together the parts of (a book, etc.) is from 1560s. Related: Closed; closing.
Wife of the First President. After the war, George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. Although the title wasn't used at the time, this made Martha the first First Lady. She hosted events and started a tradition where she held public receptions every Friday.
It was John and Martha. They were the children of his wife's first husbands kids. George Washington had no children of his own but raised his wife's children. George Washington married Martha Danridge Custis, who was a wealthy widow with two young children. When Washington married Martha, he was 26 years old, and Martha's son, John Jacky was 4 years old, and her daughter Martha Patsy was just 2 years old.