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Born | Mary Jefferson August 1, 1778 Monticello, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | April 17, 1804 (aged 25) Monticello, Virginia, U.S. |
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Mary Jefferson Eppes (August 1, 1778 – April 17, 1804), known as Polly in childhood and Maria as an adult, was the younger of Thomas Jefferson's two daughters with his wife who survived beyond the age of 3. She married a first cousin, John Wayles Eppes, and had three children with him. Only their son Francis W. Eppes survived childhood. Maria died months after childbirth.