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Données personnelles James Madison 

• Il est né le 16 mars 1751 dans Port Conway, King George County, Virginia, United States of America.Les sources 1, 2, 3, 4
• Il est décédé le 28 juin 1836 dans Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America, il avait 85 ans.Les sources 1, 2, 3
• Il est enterré dans Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.Source 2
• Un enfant de James Madison et Eleanor Rose Conway

Famille de James Madison

Il est marié avec Dorothea Todd.

Ils se sont mariés octobre 1794 à Harwood, W., Virginia, il avait 43 ans.Source 4

Notes par James Madison

4th United States President. He was the co-author of the Federalist Papers and Father of the American Constitution. He was born in Port Conway, Virginia on a plantation to a wealthy father and a mother the daughter of a rich tobacco merchant. He was sickly suffering from seizures which would plague him throughout his life. James Madison married Dolley Dandling Payne in 1794. As chief executive throughout the War of 1812, he displayed little understanding of military matters. The British were seizing cargoes from American owned ships. Madison caved to the pressure and asked Congress to declare war. Despite his poor record James Madison is nevertheless remembered: His administration gave the country a new identity with an upsurge of nationalism, enduring slogans like the Star Spangled Banner, Don't give up the ship, FreeTrade and sailor's Rights; historic events such as Perry and the victory on Lake Erie, Andrew Jackson and New Orleans and the US Constitution with its many victories. She was dubbed "Old Iron sides," is preserved as a national treasure and can be seen today. It was on his watch that British burned the public buildings of Washington, D.C. He was influenced by his Secretary of War who insisted Washington was not a target of the British. The aging President died quietly at breakfast in his room where he was confined for chronic rheumatism and liver dysfunction at the age of eighty-five. A small gathering of slaves, and family friends witnessed his burial the next day at the family cemetery located on the estate. Many physical legacy reminders remain today: The little farmhouse where he was born, long since razed has only an historic marker to indicate the spot which is near the large plantation mansion "Montpelier," which is the lifelong home of James Madison as well as three generations of the family. The mansion core was constructed by his father. Today, the property is owned and exhibited by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Octagon Home in Washington DC located a few blocks from the White House was the Madison's temporary home after the burning of the White House. He signed the Treaty of Ghent in the upstairs parlor which declared England and America at peace. The James Madison Museum is located in Orange, Virginia and contains the nation's best collection of Madison artifacts. The Madison Family Cemetery is stunning as well as historic. It is surrounded by a brick wall with an iron gate marked simply Madison. It is accessible by a dirt road , very isolated and not much changed from the days of the President. It not only is the final resting place of the last founding father who formulated the Constitution but Dolley who was returned in death, penniless, after a massive state funeral in Washington DC. This is the place where John Quincy Adams came to deliver a public oration lauding the man for his service to the fledgling nation.

Bio by: Donald Greyfield

Family Members
Parents
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James Madison
1723–1801

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Eleanor Rose Conway Madison
1731–1829

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Dolley Madison
1768–1849 (m. 1794)

No children Recorded on Find a Grave

Siblings
Francis Madison
1753–1800

Ambrose Madison
1755–1793

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Catlett Madison
1758–1758

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Eleanor Conway Madison Hite
1760–1802

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William Taylor Madison
1762–1843

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Sarah Catlett Madison Macon
1764–1843

Infant Son Madison
1766–1766

Elizabeth Madison
1768–1775

Infant Son Madison
1770–1770

Reuben Madison
1771–1775

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Frances Taylor Madison Rose
1774–1823

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