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Dolley Madison by Kate Gartrell
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Dolley is born
Dolley Madison is born to a Quaker family in Guillford County, North Carolina. -
She marries her first husband
Dolley and John Todd get married. John Todd is a lawyer for Quakers so her family and John become friends quickly. -
Dolley has her first son.
Her first son John Payne was born. -
Dolley's second son is born
Dolley and John have another son named William Temple. -
Her first husband dies.
Dolley's first husband, John Todd, dies along with their first son from the yellow fever epidemic of Philedelphia. -
Dolley Marries for the second time.
She marries James Madison at her sisters estate. Because she married a Episcopalian member and not a Quaker she was disowneed from her family and friends. -
First Hotel
The first Hotel in the U.S. opens in Saratoga Springs, NY. -
Aaron Burr is charged.
Aaron Burr is charged with Treason for trying to set up a seperate nation on lands that are with the U.S. and Spain. He was later found innocent. -
African Slave trade
Congress prohibits African Slave trade. -
The British attack the White House
The British attack uppetr Canada and make their way down to the White House. As they were setting fire to the House Dolley saved a large amount of valuables including a portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. -
Star Spangled Banner!
Francis Scott Key writes the "Star Spangled banner" but did not know that his song would become our countries National Anthem. -
Cotton into Cloth!
Francis Lowell opens the first U.S. factory able to make raw cotton into cloth by using machinary. -
Combined Church
Richard Allen creates the first Methodist Episcopalian Church. -
FreeBlacks go back.
The American colonization Society transported free blacks back to Africa. -
Dolley's retirement.
Dolley Madison retires at the age of 49 and moves to the Madison family estate, Montpleier in Orange County. -
Economic depression
The U.S. goes through its first economic deppresion. -
John and Thomas leave us behind.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both fie 15 years after signing the Declaration of Independence. -
Taxes supporting churches
Massacheusetts is the last state to stop supproting churches with taxes. -
James Madison dies.
James Madison, her second husband, dies. -
Dolley Madison dies.
Dolley Madison dies in Washington D.C. of arthritis or then known as rheumatism.
