Only Dolley and her oldest child, also named John, survived. The young widow quickly remarried after her family friend Aaron Burr introduced her to longtime bachelor James Madison. The couple ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... A slight man of less than 100 pounds, Madison's marriage to the buxom and vivacious Dolley Payne Todd surprised many and provided the nation ...

James Madison, a bachelor married the young widower Dolley Todd in 1794 after only a few months of courtship. They were introduced by Aaron Burr. Dolley Madison loved to entertain guests and was ...

Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern ...