Abraham Lincoln

February 12, 1809 — April 15, 1865

Born in Hodgenville, KY · Passed in Washington, DC

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Hodgenville, KY(1809)

February 12, 1809

Born in

Hodgenville, KY

July 1, 1816

Moved with family to Indiana

October 5, 1818

Mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of milk sickness.

Mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of milk sickness, Spencer County, Indiana. Thomas Lincoln subsequently left Abraham Lincoln and older sister Sarah Lincoln (1807-1828) alone in Indiana while he traveled to Kentucky to remarry.

January 20, 1828

Sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby died in childbirth

March 1, 1831

Moved with family to Illinois, settling in Macon County

August 6, 1831

Defeated in election for a seat in the Illinois General Assembly

August 25, 1835

Ann Rutledge, Lincoln's New Salem friend, died. His first love.

Ann Rutledge, Lincoln's New Salem friend, died. Some Lincoln associates claimed after Lincoln's death that she was his first great love.

January 1, 1841

Ended initial engagement with Mary Todd; suffered period of depression.

Ended initial engagement with Mary Todd; suffered period of depression. Romance with Mary Todd resumed in 1842.

November 4, 1842

Married to Mary Todd

August 1, 1843

Son Robert Todd Lincoln (d. July 27, 1926) born

March 10, 1847

Son Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln (d. February 1, 1850) born

December 21, 1850

Son William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (d. February 20, 1862) born

April 4, 1853

Son Thomas

Son Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (d. July 15, 1871) born

October 16, 1854

Delivered three-hour speech in Peoria, Illinois.

Delivered three-hour speech in Peoria, Illinois, while campaigning for a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives

October 15, 1860

Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of New York suggested in a letter that Lincoln grow "whiskers" to improve the appearance of his thin face.

November 6, 1860

Elected president of the United States

March 4, 1861

Inaugurated as first Republican president

Inaugurated as first Republican president and gives his inaugural address.

July 4, 1861

His message to Congress

His message to Congress about the war is read in the US Capitol

February 20, 1862

His 11 year old son dies.

His third-born son, William Wallace Lincoln, dies at age 11 in the White House.

Washington, DC(1865)

April 15, 1865

Death in

Washington, DC

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Hodgenville, KY(1809)

Born in

Moved with family to Indiana

Mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of milk sickness.

Sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby died in childbirth

Moved with family to Illinois, settling in Macon County

Defeated in election for a seat in the Illinois General Assembly

Ann Rutledge, Lincoln's New Salem friend, died. His first love.

Ended initial engagement with Mary Todd; suffered period of depression.

Married to Mary Todd

Son Robert Todd Lincoln (d. July 27, 1926) born

Son Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln (d. February 1, 1850) born

Son William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (d. February 20, 1862) born

Son Thomas

Delivered three-hour speech in Peoria, Illinois.

Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of New York suggested in a letter that Lincoln grow "whiskers" to improve the appearance of his thin face.

Elected president of the United States

Inaugurated as first Republican president

His message to Congress

His 11 year old son dies.

Washington, DC(1865)

Death in

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Honor Abraham with a Memorial Plaque

Hodgenville, KY(1809)

Born in

Moved with family to Indiana

Mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of milk sickness.

Sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby died in childbirth

Moved with family to Illinois, settling in Macon County

Defeated in election for a seat in the Illinois General Assembly

Ann Rutledge, Lincoln's New Salem friend, died. His first love.

Ended initial engagement with Mary Todd; suffered period of depression.

Married to Mary Todd

Son Robert Todd Lincoln (d. July 27, 1926) born

Son Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln (d. February 1, 1850) born

Son William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (d. February 20, 1862) born

Son Thomas

Delivered three-hour speech in Peoria, Illinois.

Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of New York suggested in a letter that Lincoln grow "whiskers" to improve the appearance of his thin face.

Elected president of the United States

Inaugurated as first Republican president

His message to Congress

His 11 year old son dies.

Washington, DC(1865)

Death in