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The
Life of Dolley Madison
- May 20, 1768- Dolley Payne is born
- 1769- The Payne's move to Virginia
- 1790- Dolley marries John Todd Jr.
- 1792- Dolley gives birth to her first child, John
Payne Todd
- 1793- Dolley gives birth to her second child, William
Temple Todd
- 1793- yellow fever kills her husband and William
Temple Todd
- 1794- Dolley remarries James Madison
- 1801- Jefferson appoints James as his secretary
of state, family moves to Washington D.C.
- 1805- Dolley suffers from an ulcerated knee
- 1809- James is inaugurated as the 4th president
of the U.S.
- 1813- James is reelected
- 1814- the British burn down the White Hose- Dolley
saved the important papers, the silver, and the portrait of George Washington
- 1817- James leaves office, the family moves back
to Montpelier
- 1829- Madison’s go to Richmond where James
sits as a member of the convention to revise the Virginia state constitution
- 1836- James Madison dies
- 1837- Dolley tries to publish James's papers- Congress
pays $30,000 for three volumes of his manuscripts
- 1839- Dolley moves back to Montpelier
- 1841- Dolley returns to Washington D.C.
- 1842- Dolley mortgages house and sells part of the
Montpelier plantation
- 1844- U.S. House of Representatives honors Dolley
with a permanent seat in the halls of Congress
- 1844- Dolley sells the rest of Montpelier
- 1848- Dolley sells the rest of James's papers for
$25,000
- 1848- Dolley serves as honorary chairman of a women's
group to raise funds for the Washington Memorial
- July 12, 1849- Dolley Madison dies
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