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November 4, 1842. Abraham and Mary were married Nov 4, 1842 in the parlor of her sister Elizabeth Edwards.
The Globe Tavern- a boarding house. They spent the first year of their marriage at the Globe and their first child Robert was born there.
Lexington, KY. Mary was the 4th child of Robert S Todd and Eliza Parker Todd. Her family were among the founders of Lexington.
4. The 4 Lincoln sons were Robert, Edward, William and Thomas.
2. Lincoln had an older sister named Sarah, who died in childbirth about 1831, and a younger brother named Thomas, who died in infancy.
one. Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Because of his unpopular stand against the Mexican War he was not re-elected.
Harvard. At first, Robert failed the exam to enter Harvard, and had to spend a year at Exeter to prepare to enter Harvard in 1861. He graduated in 1865.
William. Willie died in February 1862 of bilious fever, probably caused by contamination of the White House drinking water.
Elizabeth Keckley. Mrs Keckley was a former slave and Mrs Lincoln's seamstress. She was present when Willie died and helped care for Mary after Abraham's murder.
| A close friend of the Lincoln family was one of the first casualties of the CIvil War. What was his name? | Abraham and Mary Lincoln
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Elmer Elsworth. Col. Elsworth was a law student in Lincoln's Springfield office. When the war started he formed a regiment of Zouaves. Lincoln was very moved by his death, and held his funeral in the East Room of the White House.
| After the fall of Richmond, Tad was given something that belonged to the Confederate first family. What was it? | Abraham and Mary Lincoln
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Verena Davis' pony. Tad was photgraphed on this pony in Richmond.
Sent it to the soliders in the hospital. Mary Lincoln spent many hours at the hospitals, nursing the soliders and helping them write letters home. Many did not realize that their nurse was the First Lady until they returned home and saw the letters she had written for them.
| During the war, Lincoln recieved an offer of help from the King of Siam. What unusual thing did the King offer to aid the Northern war effort? | Abraham and Mary Lincoln
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Elephants. Lincoln politely turned down the King's offer.
April 14, 1865. Lincoln was shot about 10pm on April 14th and died around 7am on April 15.
Mary Surratt. She was the first female executed in the United States.
Hannibal Hamlin. Hamlin, from Maine, was discarded for Johnson, a southerner, when Lincoln ran for re-election.
Whig. He later switched to the Republican party.
Peterson House. He was carried across the street from Ford's Theater to the boarding house, because it was feared he could not survive being transported to the White House.
Black Hawk War. In 1832, the Sauk and fox Indians repudiated their treaty with the U.S. and attempted to reclaim land in Illinois. Lincoln was out of work, so he joined the militia.
April 14, 1865. At about 10:13 PM on the 14th, he was shot. He died the next morning at about 7:22 AM.
Sic semper tyrannis. Which means "Thus always to tyrants," the motto of the state of Virginia.
February 12, 1809. He was born in Kentucky on the 12th of February 1809.
| Growing up in Kentucky, the family had a farm, what was the name of it? | Abraham Lincoln
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Sinking Spring. Their farm was located in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
| How many U.S. presidents besides Lincoln have received U.S. patents? | Abraham Lincoln
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0. Lincoln was the only one, in fact his patent number was 6469
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