Septimia Randolph Meikleham

Septimia Anne Randolph Meikleham (January 3, 1814 – September 14, 1887) was a granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson.

Septimia Randolph Meikleham
BornJanuary 3, 1814
DiedSeptember 14, 1887
Parent(s)

Life

Septimia Randolph Meikleham was born on January 3, 1814, at Monticello. Her mother was Martha Jefferson Randolph.[1]

She grew up at Monticello. She moved with her mother to Boston where she studied music. She moved with her mother to Washington, D.C., where she stayed with Virginia Jefferson Randolph Trist.[2] In 1836, she moved to Havana. She married Dr. David Scott Meikleham in 1838 and had 7 children. They moved to New York City. After his death, she ran a boarding house.

Works
  • Septimia Randolph Meikleham Recipe Book circa 1834-1887 [3]

Death and legacy

Septimia Randolph Meikleham died on September 14, 1887, in Washington, D.C.[4] Her papers are held at University of Virginia Library.[5][6]

References
  1. "Septimia Anne Randolph Meikleham, Jeffersons granddaughter | The Monticello Classroom". classroom.monticello.org. 2017-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  2. "Septimia Anne Randolph Meikleham | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello". www.monticello.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. "Manuscript Cookbook : Manuscript Cookbook : Septimia Randolph Meikleham Recipe Book".
  4. "Monticello Explorer: Septimia Anne Randolph (Meikleham) (1814-1887)". explorer.monticello.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. "Meikleham, Septimia Randolph, 1814-1887. Papers of Septimia Anne Cary Randolph Meikleham [manuscript] 1825-84. - View Resource - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. "A Guide to the Randolph-Meikleham Family Papers, 1792-1882 Randolph-Meikleham Family, Papers 4726-a". ead.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-14.


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