| 1818/12/13 |
Mary Ann Todd is born in Lexington, Kentucky as the fourth of seven children of Robert Smith Todd, a banker, and Elizabeth (Parker) Todd. St Paul's Parish House is the site of the birthplace of Mary Todd Lincoln |
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St Paul Catholic Church |
Lexington, KY |
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| 1832/00/00 |
Todd family residence from 1832 to 1849 |
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Mary Todd Lincoln House |
Lexington, KY |
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| 1842/11/04 |
Mary Todd marries Abraham Lincoln at the home of Ninian Edwards, Benjamin's brother. Located on S 2nd St, the house was razed in 1917 for the Illinois Secretary of State's office. Couch where Abe and Mary sat during their courtship is at Edwards Place. |
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Edwards Place |
Springfield |
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Marriage of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln |
| 1842/11/04 |
Mary Todd marries Abraham Lincoln at the home of Ninian Edwards, Benjamin's brother. Located on S 2nd St, the house was razed in 1917 for the Illinois Secretary of State's office. Couch where Abe and Mary sat during their courtship is at Edwards Place. |
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Illinois State Capitol |
Springfield |
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Marriage of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln |
| 1844/00/00 |
The Lincoln's buy a house, Lincoln home 1844-1861 |
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
Springfield |
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| 1850/12/21 |
In the family home in Springfield, William Wallace Lincoln is born the third child of Mary and Abraham Lincoln. Willie was named for his Uncle William Wallace, who married Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Frances. |
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
Springfield |
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| 1861/03/08 |
The Lincolns host their first levee (reception) at the White House. For more than two hours Abe will shake hands in right good earnest with all comers, at the rate of 25 per minute, or 1500 per hour. "A motley crowd and terrible squeeze," says Ed Bates. |
US First Lady |
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White House East Room |
The White House |
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| 1861/08/00 |
At the suggestion of Dr William A. Newell, the Lincoln family physician, Mary Todd Lincoln takes a vacation in Long Branch, New Jersey. |
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Long Branch |
New Jersey |
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| 1862/02/05 |
On the evening of February 5th with Wllie seriously ill, probably from typhoid fever, the Lincoln trudges between Wllie's upstairs sickbed and the East Room. |
Grieving Mother |
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White House East Room |
The White House |
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Death of William Lincoln |
| 1862/11/00 |
Mary Todd Lincoln stays at the Parker House while visiting her son Robert, a student at Harvard. |
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Parker House |
Boston |
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| 1864/07/12 |
Mary Todd Lincoln witnesses a Confederate attack on Washington, DC. |
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Fort Stevens |
Washington, DC |
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Battle of Fort Stevens |
| 1864/08/00 |
Mary Lincoln and her sons Robert and Tad make a summer visit to the Equinox House. |
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Equinox House |
Manchester, VT |
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| 1865/03/26 |
Riding in an ambulance wagon along with Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln follows President Lincoln as he visits troops at Aiken's Landing on the James River in Henrico County. |
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Varina Plantation |
Varina |
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| 1865/04/01 |
Mary Lincoln heads back to Washington, while Abe Lincoln receives word about the victory at Five Forks in Dinwiddie County. |
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City Point Historic District |
Hopewell, VA |
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| 1865/04/06 |
Mary Lincoln returns to City Point and visits Richmond. |
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White House of the Confederacy |
Richmond |
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| 1865/04/14 |
John Booth shoots President Lincoln with a Derringer pistol |
Witness and grieving widow |
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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site |
Washington, DC |
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
| 1865/04/14 |
John Booth shoots President Lincoln with a Derringer pistol |
Witness and grieving widow |
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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site |
Washington, DC |
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End of the American Civil War |
| 1865/04/14 |
Clara Harris comforts Mary Lincoln. Secretary of War Edward Stanton had banished Mary from her husband's bedside after she began to cry hysterically. |
Witness and grieving widow |
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Petersen House |
Washington, DC |
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
| 1875/05/20 |
Mary Lincoln is committed to a private asylum, Bellevue Place, where she will visit with the superintendent's wife, takes rides in her carriage, talk to the Pattersons' retarded daughter Blanche, sit on the front stairs, and write letters. |
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Batavia Institute |
Batavia |
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| 1875/09/11 |
Mary Lincoln leaves Bellevue Place. |
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Batavia Institute |
Batavia |
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| 1876/06/15 |
Mary Todd Lincoln is officially declared sane in a Chicago court. |
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| 1882/07/16 |
Mary Todd Lincoln collapses at the Springfield, Illinois home of her sister, Elizabeth Edward, lapses into a coma and dies. Mrs Lincoln is buried in the Lincoln Tomb inOak Ridge Cemeteryin Springfield. |
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Lincoln Tomb |
Springfield |
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