After Martha Jefferson, his wife of eleven years, died in 1782, Jefferson remained a widower for the rest of his life after promising her he would never remarry; their marriage produced six children, of whom two survived to adulthood.
Jefferson remained a widower for the rest of his life after promising her he would never remarry. Martha Jefferson died in 1782. Martha Jefferson was his wife of eleven years. Their marriage produced six children. Two survived to adulthood of six children.