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2 days ago · Who was Thomas Jefferson’s, First Lady? His wife had died twenty years prior to him becoming president. In fact, his eldest daughter, Martha, filled in the F...
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4 days ago · Louis's final marriage—to Martha Jefferson, a lawyer from Los Angeles, on St. Patrick's Day 1959—lasted until his death. They had four children: another son named Joseph Louis Barrow Jr, John Louis Barrow, Joyce Louis Barrow, and Janet Louis Barrow.
2 days ago · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Jun 25, 2024 · Jefferson wrote his overseer in 1790 that while he was in Washington his daughter Martha and her husband were to have “whatever the plantation will furnish,” including “the use of the house-servants, to wit Ursula, Critta, Sally, Bet, Wormley and Joe.
5 days ago · American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the third U.S. president. Read about his accomplishments and more.
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Jun 27, 2024 · When Wayles died in 1773, Elizabeth and her children were inherited by Martha Jefferson, who was Wayles’s daughter by Martha Eppes Wayles and the wife of Thomas Jefferson. The Hemings family was sent to Monticello , Jefferson’s farm and estate in Virginia , where they were given positions as house slaves.
Jun 12, 2024 · In this live Q&A, Nicole Brown, a PhD student at William & Mary, shares her current scholarship connected to Martha Jefferson. Videos, podcasts, and livestreams about Thomas Jefferson and his world, Monticello and its enslaved community, and the work of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
