DEATH

James Madison always thought he would die young. But, was wrong. It was after Thomas Jefferson died, his health became very bad. He was 85. He was sick very often. It was June 28, 1836 when he died at his house. He was not one of the last members, but the last member of the group of men who wrote the constitution. His wife Dolley died 13 years later. When she was 81. Today he is known as one of the Founding Fathers".