当麦迪逊宣布将在1794年9月15日迎娶多莉派恩托德（Dolley Payne Todd）(1768-1849)为妻时，许多人感到相当惊讶，他是个活泼、有魅力、善于社交的二十六岁寡妇、有个年幼的儿子（她的前夫和小儿子死于1793年的黄热病）；多莉比麦迪逊年轻十七岁，也没有生孩子，她曾是贵格会的信徒、但因为嫁给信仰圈外的男性而受到信徒们的否定：麦迪逊是个美国圣公会的信徒。

多莉的个性相当外向（她爱绑头巾相当出名！），麦迪逊则相当害羞，但两人相处的关系相当好；多莉麦迪逊身居第一夫人有多少年的时间？

Some people were surprised when James Madison married Dolley Payne Todd (1768-1849) on September 15, 1794. She was a spirited, charming, sociable 26-year-old widow and mother of a young son (her first husband and younger child died in the 1793 yellow fever epidemic). Dolley was 17 years younger than Madison, and they had no children together. She had been a Quaker but was disowned by the Society of Friends (Quakers) for marrying outside her faith: Madison was an Episcopalian.

Dolley had a very outgoing personality (she was known to wear turbans!) and Madison was small and shy, but they had a wonderful relationship. For how many years was Dolley Madison the first lady?

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