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Martha Jefferson

1748 - 1782

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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 in 1782. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martha Jefferson is the 749th most popular companion (down from 736th in 2019), the 6,705th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,496th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Companion.

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Among companions, Martha Jefferson ranks 749 out of 784. Before her are Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter, Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau, Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, and Morphia of Melitene. After her are Constance of Toulouse, Brian Horrocks, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Jetsun Pema, Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Ankhesenpepi IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1748, Martha Jefferson ranks 27. Before her are Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, Asaf-ud-Daula, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, John Playfair, and Francesco Mario Pagano. After her are Charles Blagden, Joseph Bramah, Christian Ehrenfried Weigel, Anne Seymour Damer, William Few, and Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch. Among people deceased in 1782, Martha Jefferson ranks 34. Before her are Sava Petrović, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Sadeq Khan Zand, José Cadalso, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark. After her are Henry Home, Lord Kames, and Joseph Pickford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Jefferson ranks 6,707 out of 20,380. Before her are Theodore Freeman (1930), Melinda Dillon (1939), Elmo Lincoln (1889), James G. Blaine (1830), Estelle Parsons (1927), and Paul Dooley (1928). After her are Edward R. Murrow (1908), Cathy Carr (1954), Gene Tunney (1897), Rick Perry (1950), David Baldacci (1960), and Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908).

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Among COMPANIONS In United States

Among companions born in United States, Martha Jefferson ranks 15. Before her are Pat Nixon (1912), Abigail Adams (1744), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), Ellen Axson Wilson (1860), Rachel Jackson (1767), and Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803). After her are Karen Pence (1957), Happy Rockefeller (1926), and Ann Romney (1949).

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