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Abraham Lincoln 1744 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1744

Birth Location: Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 1786

Death Location: Jefferson Co, , Kentucky, USA

Father: John Lincoln

Mother: Rebecca Flowers

Spouse(s): Bathsheba Herring, Mary Shipley

Children(s): Mordecai Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Abigail Lincoln

In 1744, Abraham Lincoln entered the world in Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Lincoln and Rebecca Flowers. Abraham Lincoln married Bathsheba Herring, Mary Shipley, and had children including Mordecai Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Abigail Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1786 in Jefferson Co, , Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Abraham Lincoln entered the world in Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Lincoln and Rebecca Flowers.
  • Abraham Lincoln married Bathsheba Herring, Mary Shipley, and had children including Mordecai Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Abigail Lincoln.
  • Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1786 in Jefferson Co, , Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Abraham Lincoln's Ancestors

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Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Birth Place: Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Lincoln
1716 – 1788
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Rebecca Flowers
1720 – 1806
Linvilles Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hannah Salter
1692 – 1727
Freehold, Monmouth Co, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1654 – 1727
Sarah Jones
1660 – 1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Weaver
1619 – 1690
Martha Lyford
1625 – 1693
Abraham Jones
Sarah Whitman

Abraham Lincoln's Descendants

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Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1744 – May 1786) m. Bathsheba Herring (1750 – 1836) m. Mary Shipley ( – 1779)
  1. 1. Mordecai Lincoln (1771 – Dec 1830)
  2. 2. Josiah Lincoln (1773 – 1835)
  3. 3. Mary Lincoln (1775 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Lincoln (6 Jan 1778 – 17 Jan 1851) m. Nancy Hanks (5 Feb 1784 – 5 Oct 1818) m. Sarah Bush (12 Dec 1788 – 10 Apr 1869)
    1. 1. Sarah Lincoln (10 Feb 1807 – 20 Jan 1828)
    2. 2. Abraham (16th Pres) Lincoln (12 Feb 1809 – 15 Apr 1865) m. Mary (Ann) Todd (13 Dec 1818 – 16 Jul 1882)
      1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln (8 Nov 1843 – 26 Jul 1926)
      2. 2. Mary (Todd) Lincoln (1845 – )
      3. 3. Edward (Baker) Lincoln (1846 – 1 Feb 1850)
      4. 4. William (Wallace Willie) Lincoln (21 Dec 1850 – 20 Feb 1862)
      5. 5. Thomas Lincoln (1853 – 15 Jul 1871)
      6. 6. Kyla
    3. 3. Thomas Lincoln (19 Feb 1811 – 19 Mar 1811)
    4. 4. Nancy Lincoln (1813 – )
  5. 5. Nancy Lincoln (25 Mar 1780 – 9 Oct 1845)
  6. 6. Abigail Lincoln (26 May 1783 – )

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1744
13 May 1744
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA
Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA
1786
May 1786
Age 42
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Jefferson Co, , Kentucky, USA
Jefferson Co, , Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1744
    Event Place: Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1786
    Event Place: Jefferson Co, , Kentucky, USA

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