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Born
Dolley was born near Guilford, North Carolina. -
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Dolley Madison
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Childhood
She grew up as a quaker in Philadelphia with her nine siblings. -
First Marriage
She married a quaker lawyer named John Todd and had two young boys - John Payne Todd and William Temple Todd. -
Yellow Fever
Her husband and son William die from the Yellow Fever. -
Meets James Madison
Aaron Burr introduces James Madison to Dolley Payne. -
Second Marriage
Dolley marries James Madison. James - 43, Dolley - 26. -
Thomas Jefferson
Becomes 3rd president. -
The First Hotel
in the US opens in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -
The Supreme Court
establishes the principal of judical review in the case of Marbury vs. Madison. -
Aaron Burr
is charged with treason for plotting to set up a seperate nation on lands claimed by th United States and Spain. At a trial presided over by John Marshall, Burr is acquitted. -
First Lady
James becomes president and she becomes the First Lady. -
Start of the War of 1812
vote of 79-49 in the House and 19-13 in the Senate, the US declares war against Britain. -
Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner. -
End of the War of 1812
A peace treaty is signed. -
Term Ends
James' term as President ends and Dolley is no longer First Lady. -
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
die on the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. -
James Dies
85 years old. -
Hard Life
She gets poorer and poorer with her son in debt and a heavy drinker. She has to sell some of James' papers and their home Montpeliar. -
Women
The first Woman'sRights Convention in history is held in Seneca Falls, New York. -
Dolley Madison Dies
She dies in poverty, but her funeral is a state occasion. She dies in Washington D.C. 81 years old.
