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Tag Archives: Montpelier
Burying James Monroe – Again
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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Hollywood Cemetery, James Madison, James Monroe, Maria Hester Monroe, MOnticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, President James Monroe, Presidential history, Samuel Gouverueur, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Virginia's Presidents
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Dolley Madison’s Son Payne Todd: The Final Blow
Dolley Madison’s son, Payne Todd, had always been a disappointment. Payne Todd in Brief Dolley Madison (1768-1849) had been married to John Todd, a Quaker lawyer, for three years. Then he died, leaving her with a two-year-old son. When she … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Anna Payne Causten, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's elder years, Dolley Madison's niece Anna Causten, Dolley Madison's will, Dolley Madisons's son Payne Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, history, James Madison, James Madison's stepson Payne Todd, James Madison's will, John Payne Todd, Montpelier, Payne Todd, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history
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Mrs. Madison: The Widow Dolley
The widowed Dolley Madison spent the last decade of her life in poor finances, but rich in friendships. The Legacy of James Madison James Madison was eighty-five years old when he died, frail, nearly blind from cataracts, but mentally alert. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, history, James Madison, James Madison's Constitutional Congress diaries, Madison stepson Payne Todd, Montpelier, Payne Todd, President James Madison, Presidential history, White House history
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Dolley Madison’s Heartache: Payne Todd
Dolley and James Madison had no children of their own. John Payne Todd was the son of her first marriage. Dolley and James Madison Are Wed The Widow Todd, as she was then called, was helping manage her mother’s … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison's son Payne Todd, Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Dolley's son Payne, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, history, James Madison, Madison stepson, Montpelier, Payne Todd, President James Madison, Presidential families, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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