| 1768/00/00 |
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Thomas Jefferson begins building a new house, Monticello, at the top of an 867-foot mountain inherited from his father, near Shadwell. |
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| 1770/11/00 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Architect, Home |
Thomas Jefferson moves into the upper room of the South Pavilion. |
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| 1772/00/00 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Architect |
The North wing is completed at Monticello. |
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| 1772/09/27 |
Martha Jefferson Randolph |
Born |
Martha Wayles Jefferson, wife of Thomas Jefferson, gives birth to a daughter, Martha Jefferson, at Monticello. |
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| 1774/01/14 |
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Through the division of the estate of Jefferson's father-in-law, John Wayles, the Jeffersons inherit 4000 pounds in debts and 135 additional slaves, among them Elizabeth and Sarah 'Sally' Hemings. |
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| 1781/06/04 |
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Jack Jouett arrives at the home of Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson and warns him of the advancing British Regulars. |
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Jack Jouett's Midnight Ride |
| 1790/02/23 |
Thomas Mann Randolph Jr |
Groom |
Martha Washington Jefferson marries Thomas Mann Randolph |
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Marriage of Martha Washington Jefferson and Thomas Mann Randolph |
| 1790/02/23 |
Martha Jefferson Randolph |
Bride |
Martha Washington Jefferson marries Thomas Mann Randolph |
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Marriage of Martha Washington Jefferson and Thomas Mann Randolph |
| 1800/07/00 |
Nancy Randolph Morris |
Visitor |
In the summer of 1800, Nancy Randolph visits her Jefferson cousins at Monticello. |
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| 1805/00/00 |
Col John Jordan |
Work |
Jordan works as a brickmason at Monticello circa 1805-1806 |
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| 1815/05/08 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Seller |
To replenish the book collection that was destroyed by the British during the War of 1812, Congress buys Thomas Jefferson's 6,487 volume library. Brought to the Capitol's west center building, the last wagon-load of books left Monticello 8 May 1815. |
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Battle of Bladensburg |
| 1820/04/22 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Life |
(slavery) like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union.... I regret that ... the generation of '76 ... is to be thrown away by the unwise and unworthy passions of their sons - TJ |
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Missouri Compromise of 1820 |
| 1824/11/04 |
James Madison |
Guest |
Lafayette arrives at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, "at the reposeful seat of his illustrious friend he was a week." |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1824/11/04 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
Guest of Honor |
Lafayette arrives at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, "at the reposeful seat of his illustrious friend he was a week." |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1825/05/27 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Grandfather of the Bride |
In the parlor at Monticello, Eleonora Wayles Randolph is given away in marriage by her grandfather, Thomas Jefferson, to Joseph Coolidge. They live in Boston, Massachusetts. Ellen will eventually give birth to six children, including twin boys. |
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Marriage of Ellen Wayles Randolph and Joseph Coolidge |
| 1825/05/27 |
Eleonora Wayles Randolph Coolidge |
Bride |
In the parlor at Monticello, Eleonora Wayles Randolph is given away in marriage by her grandfather, Thomas Jefferson, to Joseph Coolidge. They live in Boston, Massachusetts. Ellen will eventually give birth to six children, including twin boys. |
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Marriage of Ellen Wayles Randolph and Joseph Coolidge |
| 1826/07/04 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Died |
Thomas Jefferson dies at Monticello on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, just a few hours before John Adams. |
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50th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence |
| 1827/01/00 |
George Blaettermann |
Life |
George Blaettermann purchases enslaved Americans of the Hughes family at the Monticello Auction. Later in the year, Blaettermann will trade the Hughes family members for Dorothea and Lucy Cottrell. |
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| 1828/06/20 |
Thomas Mann Randolph Jr |
Died |
Thomas Mann Randolph dies at Monticello |
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| 1885/00/00 |
Edith Wilson |
Guest |
At age 13, Edith Bolling and her father William Bolling, a member of the Board at the University Of Virginia, visit Monticello in Charlottesville. The Bollings are related to Thomas Jefferson. |
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