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February 12, 1809 in United States
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his family
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Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly
Abe starts to study law
Abe meets Ann Rutledge -
Re-elected to the Illinois General Assembly
Mary Todd accepts his proposal of marriage and the couple become engaged -
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Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and as such the First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865. She dropped the name Ann after her younger sister, Ann Todd, was born, and did not use the name Todd after marrying.
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