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Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1809

Birth Location: Larue County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 April 1865

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Father: Thomas Lincoln

Mother: Nancy Hanks

Spouse(s): Mary Todd

Children(s):

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Larue County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd. Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Larue County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
  • Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd.
  • Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Abraham Lincoln's Ancestors

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Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Birth Place: Larue County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Lincoln
1780 – 1851
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Nancy Hanks
1784 – 1818
VA
Grandparents
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Amityville, Berks, PA
Bathsheba Herring
1748 – 1836
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
James Hanks
1759 – 1810
Lucinda (“Lucy”) Shipley
1763 – 1833
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lincoln
1711 – 1773
Rebecca Moore
1720 – 1806
Alexander Herring
1706 – 1778
Abigail Harrison
1710 – 1780
Joseph Hanks
1725 – 1793
Nancy Shipley
1745 –
Robert Shipley
1713 – 1770
Sarah Dorsey
1733 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Hannah Salter
1692 – 1727
John Herring
1655 – 1736
Margaret Herring
1686 – 1735
Isaiah Harrison
1666 – 1738
Abigail Smith
1678 – 1732
John Hanks
1681 – 1740
Sarah Evans
Robert Shipley
1678 – 1767
Elizabeth Shipley
1680 – 1761
Ann Ridgely
1692 – 1771
Joshua Dorsey
1686 – 1747

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

4 Records

1809
12 February 1809
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky, United States of America
1809
12 Feb 1809
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Larue County, Kentucky, USA
Larue County, Kentucky, USA
1865
15 April 1865
Age 56
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
1865
15 April 1865
Age 56
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1809
    Event Place: Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1809
    Event Place: Larue County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1865
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1865
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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