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Did Edith Wharton have any children?

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Edith Wharton did not have any children. She married Edward (Teddy) Wharton in 1885, but their marriage was unhappy, leading to a divorce in 1912 after discovering his infidelity. She never remarried.

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In 1885 Edith Wharton married Edward(Teddy)Wharton and according to most biographies her marriage was very unhappy. In 1908 Teddy had a nervous breakdown, and then she found out that her husband had taken money from her to support and keep a mistress. In 1912 Edith divorced her husband. She had no children and she never got married again.

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