OVERVIEW:

MAIDEN NAME:
Dolley Payne

BORN:
May 20, 1768, 
Guilford County, North Carolina

DIED:
July 12, 1849 (age 81)
Washington, DC

SPOUSES:
John Todd (1790–1793)
James Madison (1794–1836)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1790:
Married John Todd (died in 1793)
1794:
Married James Madison (died 1836)
1801-1809:
Acted as hostess for President Thomas Jefferson while James Madison served as Secretary of State 
1809-1817:
First Lady of the United States
1817-1836:
Lived with James Madison at Montpelier in Virginia until his death
1837:
Returned to Washington, DC

BIOGRAPHIES:
Montpelier
National First Ladies’ Library
White House
White House Historical Association
Dolly Madison Digital Edition (Introduction)
First Ladies (C-SPAN)
Wikipedia

PAPERS: 
Dolley Madison Digital Edition ($ UVA Press)
Library of Congress

GENERAL BACKGROUND:
Dolley Madison: PBS
Dolley Madison Project

ARTICLES:
When Dolley Madison Took Command of the White House (Smithsonian)