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Martha Skelton Jefferson (née Wayles; October 30, 1748 - September 6, 1782) was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781. She died in 1782, 19 years before he became president.. Of the six children born to Thomas and Martha, only two survived to adulthood, Martha and Mary.
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Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (October 19, 1748 O.S. - September 6, 1782) was Thomas Jefferson's wife. She was born at The Forest, the plantation home of her father John Wayles.Her mother, Martha Eppes Wayles (1721-1748), died just a week after her daughter was born. Martha Wayles was married first to Bathurst Skelton on November 20, 1766.
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Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson was the wife of Thomas Jefferson. Born in Virginia in 1748, she died at the family's Monticello home on September 6, 1782, several months after giving birth to ...
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Years after her death, Thomas Jefferson described his marriage to his wife, Martha, as ten years spent "in unchequered happiness." And while the historical evidence draws a portrait of strong mutual affection, Martha Jefferson's life had its share of tribulation and tragedy. In this episode of "In the Course of Human Events," we look at Martha ...
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Patsy's will included an addendum, written in 1834, with a wish that Sally Hemings be freed, but Sally Hemings died in 1835 before Patsy did in 1836. Martha Eppes Skayles Jefferson was the wife of President Thomas Jefferson and half-sister of Sally Hemings, who bore six of the president's children.
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Martha Jefferson (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1748, Charles City county, Virginia [U.S.]—died September 6, 1782, Monticello, Virginia) was the wife of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States (1801-09). She was never a first lady because she died 19 years before her husband became president.. Martha Wayles married Bathurst Skelton in 1766, but he died two years ...
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