USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A widow of her first marriage, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson was the wife of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Dying of ill health during the Revolutionary War, she did not live to see her husband become President.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the wife of George Washington, the first President of the United States, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington is considered to be the first First Lady, but the title was not coined until after her death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Martha was weakened by the physical strain of so many pregnancies. In September 1782 she died at Monticello, possibly from complications following Lucy’s birth in May 1782.

Detailed explanation-4: -Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson was born on October 19, 1748 O.S. at her father’s plantation in Charles City County, Virginia. At the age of 18 Martha married Bathurst Skelton, but following his death two years later, she returned to her parent’s home with her young son.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thomas Jefferson had one wife in his life. He married Martha Wayles, a recently widowed woman, in 1772 and they had six children together. Martha died in 1782 in childbirth and Jefferson did not remarry, serving his time in office as a Bachelor.