Biographical Facts Birth: Goochland (Albemarle) County, Va., April 13, 1743 Ancestry: Welsh and Scotch-English Father: Peter Jefferson Birth: Chesterfield County, Va., February 29, 1708 Death: Albemarle County, Va., August 17, 1757 Occupations: Planter; Surveyor Mother: Jane Randolph Jefferson Birth: London, England, February 9, 1720 Death: Albemarle County, Va., March 31, 1776 Brothers: Peter Field Jefferson (1748-1748); unnamed (1750-1750); Randolph Jefferson (1755-1815) Sisters: Jane Jefferson (1740-1765); Mary Jefferson (1741-1760); Elizabeth Jefferson (1744-1774); Martha Jefferson (1746-1811); Lucy Jefferson (1752-1784); Anna Scott Jefferson (1755-unknown) Marriage: Charles City County, Va., January 1, 1772 Wife: Martha Wayles Skelton Birth: Charles City County, Va., October 19, 1748 Death: Charlottesville, Va., September 6,1782 Children: Martha "Patsy" Jefferson (1772-1836); Jane Jefferson (1774-1775); unnamed son (1777-1777); Maria "Polly" Jefferson (1178-1804); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1780-1781); Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (1782-1785) Religious Affiliation: none Education: private tutoring; Country Day School; College of William and Mary (1762) Occupations Before Presidency: Planter; Lawyer; Writer; Philosopher; Scientist; Architect Prepresidential Offices: Member of Virginia House of Burgesses; County Lieutenant; County Surveyor; Delegate to Second Continental Congress; Member of Virginia House of Delegates; Governor of Virginia; Commissioner to France; Minister to France; Secretary of State; United States Vice President Inauguration Age: 57 Occupations After Presidency: Planter; Writer; Educator Death: Charlottesville, Va., July 4, 1826 Place of Burial: Monticello, Charlottesville Va.
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