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Lincoln Family Timeline The Lincoln Family in the White House Library of Congress Timeline JUNE 12, 1806 Lincoln's parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, marry in Washington County, Kentucky. FEBRUARY 10, 1807 Lincoln's sister Sarah is born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. FEBRUARY 12, 1809 Lincoln is born in Hardin County (now LaRue County), Kentucky. (Date unknown) 1812 Lincoln's brother Thomas dies in Kentucky in infancy. OCTOBER 5, 1818 Lincoln's mother Nancy dies of illness in Spencer County, Indiana. DECEMBER 13, 1818 Lincoln's future wife Mary is born to Robert and Eliza Todd in Lexington, Kentucky. DECEMBER 2, 1819 Lincoln's father marries Sarah Bush Johnston, a widow, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. AUGUST 2, 1826 Lincoln's sister Sarah marries Aaron Grigsby in Indiana. JANUARY 20, 1828 Lincoln's sister Sarah dies at age 20 while giving birth. NOVEMBER 4, 1842 Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois. AUGUST 1, 1843 Lincoln's son Robert Todd Lincoln is born in Springfield, Illinois. MARCH 10, 1846 Lincoln's son Edward Baker Lincoln is born in Springfield, Illinois. JULY 17, 1849 Lincoln's father-in-law, Robert Todd, dies at age 58 in Lexington, Kentucky. FEBRUARY 1, 1850 Lincoln's son Edward dies at age 3 years and 11 months in Springfield, Illinois. DECEMBER 21, 1850 Lincoln's son William Wallace Lincoln is born in Springfield, Illinois. JANUARY 17, 1851 Lincoln's father Thomas dies at age 73 in Coles County, Illinois. APRIL 4, 1853 Lincoln's son Thomas (Tad) Lincoln is born in Springfield, Illinois. FEBRUARY 20, 1862 Lincoln's son William dies at age 11 in the White House. APRIL 15, 1865 Lincoln dies at age 56 in Washington, D.C. after being shot by an assassin. September 24, 1868 Lincoln's son Robert marries Mary Eunice Harlan in Washington, D.C. APRIL 12, 1869 Lincoln's stepmother Sarah dies at age 80 in Coles County, Illinois. JULY 15, 1871 Lincoln's son Thomas (Tad) dies at age 18 in Chicago, Illinois. FEBRUARY 16, 1874 Lincoln's mother-in-law Elizabeth Humphreys Todd dies at age 74 in Kentucky. JULY 16, 1882 Lincoln's widow Mary dies at age 63 in Springfield, Illinois. JULY 26, 1926 Lincoln's son Robert dies at age 82 in Manchester, Vermont. Timeline Sources: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler and others; Lincoln Day by Day edited by Earl Miers

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