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Jefferson, Martha (1748–1782)| US first lady. She was the wife of Thomas Jefferson, being a young widow when she married him in 1772. Her premature death left Jefferson devastated; it was said he promised her he would never marry again, and he did not. |
| She was born near Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of a lawyer. Two of her children, Martha and Mary, survived to maturity and assisted their father as hostesses in the White House. |
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