Now, after having made sure that your washing machine is large enough, load the down comforter into it and use either gentle cycle or hand wash if you have it. Remember down comforters require a very minimal amount of detergent. Putting too much will cause the cleaning agent to strip the down.
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (October 19, 1748 O.S. â September 6, 1782) was Thomas Jefferson's wife. She was born at The Forest, the plantation home of her father John Wayles. Her mother, Martha Eppes Wayles (1721-1748), died just a week after her daughter was born. Martha Wayles was married first to Bathurst Skelton on November 20, 1766.
Martha Jefferson was married to Thomas Jefferson for 10 years and bore six of his children, but died in 1781, at age 33. Synopsis Born Martha Wayles in Charles City County, Virginia in 1748, Martha Jefferson married Thomas Jefferson on New Year's Day in 1772. Martha tragically died at age 33, on September 6, 1781â20 years before Thomas Jefferson was elected president.