Martha Jefferson

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title: Martha Jefferson
text: Martha Skelton Jefferson 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. Martha died four months after the birth of her last child. The couple's letters to one another were burned, though by whom is unknown, and Thomas rarely spoke of her, so sh
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description: First Lady of Virginia, wife of Thomas Jefferson (1748–1782)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Jefferson
date created: 2004-05-09T13:40:55Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T15:12:13Z
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