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Biography of Abe Lincoln
Date of Birth: Born on February 12 1809
Place of Birth : Kentucky.
Parents: Father - Thomas Lincoln
Mother: Nancy Hanks -
Illinois
The Lincoln family move to Illinois
First political speech of Abe in favor of improving navigation on the Sangamon River. -
Abe Starts His Career
Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly
Abe starts to study law
Abe meets Ann Rutledge -
More of Abe's Career
Practises as a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit in Illinois
Admission to United States Circuit Court
Meets Mary Todd at a Christmas dance. -
Engagement and Reelected
Abe presents his first case before the Illinois Supreme Court
Re-elected to the Illinois General Assembly
Mary Todd accepts his proposal of marriage and the couple become engaged -
Abe & Mary's Marriage
Abe marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois -
Robert Todd Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln is born to Abe and Mary -
Edward Baker Lincoln
Edward Baker Lincoln was born to Abe and Mary
May 1: Nominated as Whig candidate for U.S. Congress
August 3: Abe is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Tad Lincoln
Thomas Tad Lincoln was born to Abe and Mary -
President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln becomes the United States 16th President
Leaves Springfield, Illinois for Washington, DC -
Assassination
President Lincoln and his wife Mary go to Ford's Theater to see the play "Our American Cousin" . During the third act of the play John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head at approx 10:13 p.m.
April 15: President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency -
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia -
Abraham's Burial
Abraham Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois -
