Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell. Shadwell is present day Albemarle County, Virginia. It was April 13, 1743. His mother was Jane Randolph Jefferson and his father was Peter Jefferson. He was the third president and he served from March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809. He was educated at the College of William and Mary and graduated in 1762. He married Martha Wayles Skelton on January 1, 1772. One of His major accomplishments was drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The Jefferson Memorial was created to honor the author of the Declaration of Independence, our 3rd president, an architect, a farmer, and one of the most enlightened men of his time!
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