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Abraham Lincoln 1738–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1738

Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1786

Death Location: Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Lincoln

Mother: Rebecka Flowers

Spouse(s): Bathshaeba Herring

Children(s): Thomas Lincoln

In 1738, Abraham Lincoln entered the world in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Lincoln And Rebecka Flowers. Abraham Lincoln married Bathshaeba Prob Dau Of Herring, and had children including Thomas Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1786 in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, Abraham Lincoln entered the world in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Lincoln And Rebecka Flowers.
  • Abraham Lincoln married Bathshaeba Prob Dau Of Herring, and had children including Thomas Lincoln.
  • Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1786 in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Abraham Lincoln's Ancestors

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Abraham Lincoln
1738–1786
Birth Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Lincoln
1716–1788
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Rebecka Flowers
1720–1806
Grandparents
Mordecai (Lincoln) Jr.
1686–1736
Hannah Salter
1692–1727
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Sr.
1657–1727
Sarah Jones
1657–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lincoln
1604–1690
Martha Lyford
1628–1693

Abraham Lincoln's Descendants

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Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1738–7 May 1786) m. Bathshaeba ((Prob Dau of)) Herring (1750–1836)
  1. 1. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 m. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818
    1. 1. Abraham ((16Th Pres )) Lincoln 1809–1865

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1738
13 May 1738
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1786
7 May 1786
Age 48
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1738
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1786
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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