1837 the nation the madisons
 

 

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Dolley Payne Madison moves to Washington, D.C. as her winter residence

 
1838 the nation the madisons
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Cherokee Removal, Trail of Tears

 

 

 
1841 the nation the madisons
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William Henry Harrison inaugurated president

 

 

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John Tyler inaugurated president

 

 

 
1842 the nation the madisons
 

 

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Dolley Payne Madison makes her only trip to New York City

 
1843 the nation the madisons
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Oregon Fever

 

 

 
1844 the nation the madisons
 

 

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Dolley Payne Madison sells Montpelier

 
1845 the nation the madisons
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James K. Polk inaugurated president

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Dolley Payne Madison sells Paul Jennings, James Madison's former valet, to Daniel Webster, who frees Jennings

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Texas enters the Union

 

 

 
1846 the nation the madisons
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Mexican-American War

 

 

 
1848 the nation the madisons
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War ends

 

 

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Seneca Falls Convention, birth of organized women's rights movement

 

 

 
1849 the nation the madisons
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Zachary Taylor inaugurated president

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Dolley Payne Madison dies

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Gold rush in California