United States President - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Army | |||
| 3rd Virginia Regiment | 1776 | ||
| Albemarle Agricultural Society | 1817 | ||
| Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts | 1817 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Work | Monroe Law Office | Fredericksburg, VA | |||||
| Visitor | Coor-Bishop House | New Bern | |||||
| 1758/04/28 | Elizabeth Jones, wife of Spence Monroe, gives birth to a son, James Monroe, in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia. | Born | James Monroe Birthplace Park and Museum | Colonial Beach | |||
| 1774/00/00 | James Monroe enrolls at William and Mary, graduating in 1776 | Education | Wren Building, College of William and Mary | Williamsburg | |||
| 1775/06/00 | A group of William and Mary students raid the arsenal at the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg and liberate 200 muskets and 300 swords which they will give to the Virginia militia. | Patriot Soldier | Governor's Palace Williamsburg | Williamsburg | |||
| 1776/12/26 | James Monroe is wounded at the Battle of Trenton | American Officer | Trenton Battle Monument | Trenton | Battle of Trenton | ||
| 1809/12/23 | For sale on Thursday, the 21st of December next on the premisies, the tract of LAND on which the late Judge Jones resided in Loudoun County with about 25 slaves, and the stock of Horses, Cattle, and Hogs, on the estate. - Monroe's ad in The Washingtonian | Owner | Oak Hill | Leesburg | |||
| 1811/04/06 | James Monroe lives in the Caldwell house while he is Secretary of State and War under James Madison. Monroe assumed duty on 6 April 1811, and worked until 3 March 1817, except from 1 Oct 1814 to 28 Fe 1815, as ad interim Secretary of State. | Home | Arts Club of Washington | Washington, DC | |||
| 1816/09/10 | James Monroe buys Limestone for $10 in cash and a note for $1,531.25 from Thomas Sharp IV. James's brother, Andrew, and his nephew will live on the property. The Monroe Law Office will be used by both James and Andrew Monroe. | Owner | Limestone | Keswick | |||
| 1817/00/00 | President James Monroe dines at Gadsby's Tavern. | Guest | Panel from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia | Gadsby's Tavern | Alexandria | ||
| 1817/00/00 | A banquet is held in the Massachusetts Statehouse's Doric Hall for President Monroe. | US President | Massachusetts Statehouse | Boston | |||
| 1817/03/00 | Monroe lives in the Caldwell house from March 1817 to September 1817, while the White house is rebuilt after burring in 1814. | Home | Arts Club of Washington | Washington, DC | |||
| 1817/10/00 | President James Monroe moves into the new White House in the autumn of 1817. | Home | The White House | Washington, DC | |||
| 1819/00/00 | Visitor | Locust Grove | Louisville, KY | ||||
| 1820/03/09 | With 42 guests and no cabinet members invited, James Monroe and Elizabeth Monroe, give away their 17 year-old daughter, Maria Hester, to Samuel L Gouverneur in the Elliptical Saloon (probably), today's Blue Room. Gen Thomas Jesup served as groomsman. | Father of the Bride | The White House | Washington, DC | Marriage of Maria Hester Monroe and Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur | ||
| 1821/00/00 | Prospect Hill on Waccamaw welcomes President James Monroe with a red carpet rolled out to the river. | Visitor | Arcadia Plantation | Georgetown, SC | |||
| 1822/00/00 | In return for a loan to finance his Limestone property, James Monroe, or so it appears, is influenced by Charles J Ingersoll to appointment Nicholas Biddle President of the Bank of the United States. | Owner | Limestone | Keswick | |||
| 1823/08/00 | James Monroe is seized with an acute illness. Navy Surgeon Bailey Washington on duty at the nearby dispensary, is called to attend to the nation's chief executive. Dr Washington is a distant relative of our first commander in chief. | Health | |||||
| 1824/11/23 | Lafayette arrives in Washington, DC where he is received at the White House by President James Monroe. | US President | The White House | Washington, DC | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1825/04/00 | After completing his second term as US President, James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, retire to Oak Hill. | Home | Oak Hill | Leesburg | |||
| 1825/04/12 | Monroe advertises Oak Hill in the Richmond Enquirer: With a view to a sale of the land above described, to the highest bidder, in small tracts, and with liberal credit, I will attend on the premises, on the first Monday in June next. | Home | Oak Hill | Leesburg | |||
| 1825/08/09 | Along with John Q Adams, James Monroe serves as godfather to Maria Louisa, Will Mason's daughter. | Faith | Temple Hall, Leesburg | Leesburg | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1826/00/00 | James Monroe sells off most of his holdings in Albemarle County, including his home at the Highlands, to pay off his debts to the United States Bank. | Highland | Simeon | ||||
| 1830/11/00 | Monroe moves to 63 Prince Street (lost) in NYC. "I came here in consequence of the very affecting events which have lately befall'n me, to unite the whole family together, for the consolation of all." James Monroe to James Madison | Home | |||||
| 1830/12/07 | The unfavorable weather, by confining me to the house, has deprived me, of the necessary exercise, which has I presume retarded my recovery. - JM writes James Madison from NYC | Home | |||||
| 1831/04/11 | It is very distressing to me to sell my property in Loudoun, for besides parting with all I have in the State, I indulged a hope, if I could retain it, that I might be able occasionally to visit it, and meet my friends, or many of them, there. - JM | Home | Oak Hill | Leesburg | |||
| 1831/07/04 | James Monroe lingers near death for several days before expiring of heart failure and tuberculosis without a struggle at 63 Prince Street in NYC (lost), the home of his daughter Maria. | Died | |||||
| 1831/07/07 | Following a public funeral in that Gouverneur residence at 63 Prince Street (lost), James Monroe's casket is moved to City Hall where remarks are made. | In memoriam | New York City Hall | New York City | |||
| 1831/07/07 | James Monroe's cortege proceeds up Broadway to St Paul's Chapel for a second funeral. | In memoriam | St Paul's Chapel | New York City | |||
| 1831/07/07 | James Monroe is buried in a Gouverneur plot at the Marble Cemetery in New York City. | In memoriam | New York City Marble Cemetery | New York City | |||
| 1858/07/05 | Reburied | Final Resting Place | James Monroe Tomb | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond |
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