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Thomas Jefferson’s wife, Martha Jefferson, unfortunately died before her husband had been elected president. She was one of five people to do this.

Question #1– Mrs. Jefferson, you had two marriges in your life, the second one was with the former president, Thomas Jeffereson, the first one with a man named Bathurst Skelton. What made you want to get remarried and marry Thomas Jefferson?

Question #2– Mrs. Jefferson, you died 18 years before your husband was elected president in 1800. How would this have affected you if you were alive during the time of his presidental run?

Question #3– Mrs. Jefferson, you were born as a half-white, half-black woman in a time of slavery. How did you overcome this task throughout your whole life?