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Septimia Anne Randolph Meikleham (January 3, 1814 – ) was a granddaughter of
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 18 ...
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Life

Septimia Randolph Meikleham was born on January 3, 1814, at Monticello. Her mother was
Martha Jefferson Randolph Martha "Patsy" Randolph ( ''née'' Jefferson; September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836) was the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. She was born at Monticel ...
. She grew up at Monticello. She moved with her mother to Boston where she studied music. She moved with her mother to
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, where she stayed with Virginia Jefferson Randolph Trist. In 1836, she moved to
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. She married Dr. David Scott Meikleham in 1838 and had 7 children. They moved to
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. After his death, she ran a boarding house.


Works

*''Septimia Randolph Meikleham Recipe Book'' circa 1834-1887


Death and legacy

Septimia Randolph Meikleham died on September 14, 1887, in Washington, D.C. Her papers are held at
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References

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