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James Madison 1751 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1751

Birth Location: Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Jun 1836

Death Location: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: James Madison

Mother: Eleanor Conway

Spouse(s): Dolley Payne

Children(s): John Todd, William Todd

James Madison was born in 1751 in Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States, the child of James Madison and Eleanor Rose Conway. James Madison married Dolley Payne, and had children including John Payne Todd, William Temple Todd. James Madison passed away in 1836 in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Madison was born in 1751 in Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States, the child of James Madison and Eleanor Rose Conway.
  • James Madison married Dolley Payne, and had children including John Payne Todd, William Temple Todd.
  • James Madison passed away in 1836 in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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James Madison's Ancestors

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James Madison
1751 – 1836
Birth Place: Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Madison
1723 – 1801
Orange, Virginia, USA
Eleanor (Rose) Conway
1731 – 1829
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ambrose Madison
Mary (Willis) Lee
1757 – 1798
Great-Grandparents
Hancock Lee
1709 – 1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1729
Sarah Allerton
1671 – 1731

James Madison's Descendants

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James Madison (16 Mar 1751 – 28 Jun 1836) m. Dolley Payne (20 May 1768 – 12 Jul 1849)
  1. 1. John (Payne) Todd (29 Feb 1792 – 27 Jan 1852)
  2. 2. William (Temple) Todd (July 1793 – 14 Oct 1793)

James Madison's Timeline

2 Records

1751
16 Mar 1751
Birth of James Madison in Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
1836
28 Jun 1836
Age 85
Death of James Madison in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, United States
Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1751
    Event Place: Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1836
    Event Place: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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