The wife of Thomas Jefferson, born near Richmond, Virginia, USA. The daughter of a well-known lawyer, she was a young widow when she married Thomas Jefferson in 1772 and settled at Monticello. Her premature death left Jefferson devastated; it was said he promised her he would never marry again, and he did not. Two of their children, Martha and Mary, survived to maturity and assisted their father as hostesses in the White House.
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Places: Skelton, Cumbria, location of the Skelton transmitter site Skelton, East Riding of Yorkshire Skelton, North Yorkshire Skelton on Ure, North Yorkshire Skelton, York Skelton-in-Cleveland, within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland. North Skelton People: John Skelton, poet Red Skelton, comedian Ike Skelton, congressman Dr. Raleigh Ashlin Skelton, leading authority on cartography. Betty Skelton Frankman, women's land speed record holder and aviator Roy Skelton| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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