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Abraham Lincoln 1744–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1744

Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: May 1786

Death Location: Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Lincoln

Mother: Rebekah Lincoln

Spouse(s): Bathsheba Herring, Bathsheba Lincoln

Children(s): Thomas Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln / was born in 1744 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the child of John Lincoln And Rebekah Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln married Bathsheba Herring, Bathsheba Lincoln, and had children including Josiah Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln / passed away in 1786 in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abraham Lincoln // was born in 1744 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the child of John Lincoln And Rebekah Lincoln.
  • Abraham Lincoln // married Bathsheba Herring, Bathsheba Lincoln, and had children including Josiah Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln.
  • Abraham Lincoln // passed away in 1786 in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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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 County, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Lincoln
1716–1788
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Rebekah Lincoln
1720–1806
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686–1736
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hannah Salter
1692–1727
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Sr
1657–1727
Mary Lincoln
1664–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel I
1619–1690
Martha
–1693

Abraham Lincoln's Descendants

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Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1744–May 1786) m. Bathsheba Herring (1742–1830) m. Bathsheba Lincoln (1748–1836)
  1. 1. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 m. Sarah Lincoln 1788–1869
    1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865
      1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
    2. 2. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828
    3. 3. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
  2. 2. Josiah Lincoln 1773–1835

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1744
    Event Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the Lincoln family : an account of the descendants of Samuel Lincoln, of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1637-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1786
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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