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Thomas Jefferson’s DNA Has Officially Proven That He Fathered Children With Sally Hemings

While DNA analysis published in 1998 showed that Hemings' children were fathered by a Jefferson male, new research has used Thomas Jefferson's own genetic material for the first time ever to demonstrate that he was indeed that man.

Thomas Jefferson’s DNA Has Officially Proven That He Fathered Children With Sally Hemings
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While DNA analysis published in 1998 showed that Hemings' children were fathered by a Jefferson male, new research has used Thomas Jefferson's own genetic material for the first time ever to demonstrate...

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While DNA analysis published in 1998 showed that Hemings' children were fathered by a Jefferson male, new research has used Thomas Jefferson's own genetic material for the first time ever to demonstrate that he was indeed that man.

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