Tag Archives: Maria Hester Monroe

Burying James Monroe – Again

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Feather Foster

A quarter century after James Monroe died, he was buried. Again. James Monroe, Virginian Like his close friends and Revolutionary companions Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, James Monroe (1758-1831) had strong ties to Virginia. Monroe could arguably considered the one … Continue reading →

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The White House Nellie Weddings

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

White House Weddings Before Ulysses S. Grant was even born, there had been weddings in the White House. During James Madison’s administration, Dolley Madison’s widowed sister married her second husband, Thomas Todd. Some years later, James Monroe’s daughter Maria Hester … Continue reading →

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