According to Willard Sterne Randall, in "Thomas Jefferson: A Life," page
588:
"On New Year's Day, 1826, Jefferson wrote an Albermarle neighbor that he had
been confined to his house for three weeks 'and indeed to my couch' by
recurring bouts of diarrhea (he may have been suffering from colon cancer)
as well as diabetes and a urinary tract infection... For his last five
years, he had suffered chronic digestive and urinary problems."
Needless to say, medical diagnosis was not at the level that it is today,
and we cannot be certain exactly what was the cause of his death. It has
been suggested that Jefferson may have had an amoebic infection caused by
drinking the waters from a warm spring on his own property. In any case, it
apparently was some kind of intestinal problem.
2006-10-18 05:52:00
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answered by chiennoir54 4
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OLD AGE
Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the same day as John Adams' death. Thomas Jefferson was deep in debt when he died. His possessions were sold at an auction on Monticello. In 1831, Jefferson's 552 acres (223 hect) were sold for $7,000 to James T. Barclay. In 1836, Barclay sold the estate and 218 acres (88 hect) of land to United States Navy Lieutenant Uriah P. Levy for $2,700. Levy then bought the surrounding land and started to purchase original furnishings. Lieutenant Levy is called "the Savior of Monticello" because of this. Levy died in 1862 as a result of the Civil War. In his will, he left the Monticello to the United States to be used as a school for orphans of navy officers. Thomas Jefferson is buried on his Monticello estate, in Charlottesville, Virginia. His epitaph, written by him with an insistence that only his words and "not a word more" be inscribed, reads:
2006-10-18 05:47:45
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answered by Anonymous
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Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the same day as John Adams' death. Thomas Jefferson was deep in debt when he died. His possessions were sold at an auction on Monticello. In 1831, Jefferson's 552 acres (223 hect) were sold for $7,000 to James T. Barclay. In 1836, Barclay sold the estate and 218 acres (88 hect) of land to United States Navy Lieutenant Uriah P. Levy for $2,700. Levy then bought the surrounding land and started to purchase original furnishings. Lieutenant Levy is called "the Savior of Monticello" because of this. Levy died in 1862 as a result of the Civil War. In his will, he left the Monticello to the United States to be used as a school for orphans of navy officers. Thomas Jefferson is buried on his Monticello estate, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
2006-10-18 05:46:48
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answered by Joe Somebody 6
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In a time when most people didn't live to be 50 years old, Thomas Jefferson lived to be 83. I think he died of old age on July 4, 1826.
2006-10-18 06:07:50
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answered by RockwallCat 3
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The sky fell on his head.
2006-10-18 05:48:59
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answered by Cary Grant 4
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Spoil milk. Ha ha ha
2006-10-18 05:46:19
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answered by prizelady88 4
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He was hit by a bus.
2006-10-18 06:03:25
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answered by Mork the Stork 3
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