Works about Mary Todd Lincoln

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
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 Born St Paul Catholic Church Lexington, KY
1832/00/00 Todd family residence from 1832 to 1849 Mary Todd Lincoln House Lexington, KY
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. Bride Edwards Place Springfield 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. Bride Illinois State Capitol Springfield Marriage of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln
1844/00/00 The Lincoln's buy a house, Lincoln home 1844-1861 Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield
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. Mother Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield
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 White House East Room The White House
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. Visitor Long Branch New Jersey
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 White House East Room The White House Death of William Lincoln
1862/11/00 Mary Todd Lincoln stays at the Parker House while visiting her son Robert, a student at Harvard. Guest Parker House Boston
1864/07/12 Mary Todd Lincoln witnesses a Confederate attack on Washington, DC. Witness Fort Stevens Washington, DC Battle of Fort Stevens
1864/08/00 Mary Lincoln and her sons Robert and Tad make a summer visit to the Equinox House. Guest Equinox House Manchester, VT
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. Life Varina Plantation Varina
1865/04/01 Mary Lincoln heads back to Washington, while Abe Lincoln receives word about the victory at Five Forks in Dinwiddie County. Life City Point Historic District Hopewell, VA
1865/04/06 Mary Lincoln returns to City Point and visits Richmond. Witness White House of the Confederacy Richmond
1865/04/14 John Booth shoots President Lincoln in the back of the head with a .44-caliber Derringer pistol. The 5.87-inch weapon is on display at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site. Witness and grieving widow Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Washington, DC Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
1865/04/14 John Booth shoots President Lincoln in the back of the head with a .44-caliber Derringer pistol. The 5.87-inch weapon is on display at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site. Witness and grieving widow Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Washington, DC 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 Petersen House Washington, DC 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. Batavia Institute Batavia
1875/09/11 Mary Lincoln leaves Bellevue Place. Batavia Institute Batavia
1876/06/15 Mary Todd Lincoln is officially declared sane in a Chicago court.
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. Died Lincoln Tomb Springfield
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