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Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln 1809 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1809

Birth Location: Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky

Death Date: 15 Apr 1865

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Father: Thomas Lincoln

Mother: Nancy Hanks

Spouse(s): Mary Todd

Children(s): Robert Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Edward Lincoln, William Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Kyla None

Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln was born in 1809 in Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln married Mary Ann Todd, and had children including Robert Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Willie Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Kyla. Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln passed away in 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia.

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Biography

  • Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln was born in 1809 in Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
  • Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln married Mary Ann Todd, and had children including Robert Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Willie Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Kyla.
  • Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln passed away in 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abraham Lincoln's Ancestors

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Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Birth Place: Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Lincoln
1778 – 1851
Linville Creek, A, Virginia, USA
Nancy Hanks
1784 – 1818
Amelia, Campbell, Virginia
Grandparents
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Berks Co, , Pennsylvania, USA
Bathsheba Herring
1750 – 1836
, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
James Hanks
1760 – 1810
Bedford, Virginia
Lucy Shipley
1765 – 1825
Bedford, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Lincoln
1716 – 1788
Rebecca Flowers
1720 – 1806
Joseph Hanks
1725 – 1793
Nancy Shipley
1728 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Hannah Salter
1692 – 1727
John Hanks
1690 – 1740
Catherine
1690 – 1779

Abraham Lincoln's Descendants

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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

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1809
12 Feb 1809
Birth of Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln in Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky
Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky
1865
15 Apr 1865
Age 56
Death of Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln in Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1809
    Event Place: Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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