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Mary was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the fourth child of Robert and Eliza Parker Todd.
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Mary Todd Lincoln was born and died in the span of these two dates.
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At the age of eight, Mary began her education at Shelby Female Academy, where she studied grammar, geography, arithmetic, poetry, and literature. "While Mary was trained in the social graces common to her class and time, the level of education she received was unusual" (http://civilwarwomenblog.com).
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In 1839, after completing her education, Mary moved to Springfield, the new state capital of Illinois, to live with her older sister Elizabeth, who was married to Ninian Edwards, the son of a former governor of Illinois.
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Marries Abraham Lincoln at her sister Elizabeth's home.
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Mary Todd gives birth to her first child Robert Todd Lincoln in Springfield.
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Mrs. Lincoln watches the last formal debate between her husband and Stephan A. Douglas in Alton, Illionis.
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Her husband receives the Republican nomination for president and the next day they greet members of the notification committee in their home.
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Mary Lincoln became involved with the Union Army and the freedom of slaves: "the Sanitary Commission fairs, which raised private donations to supplement Federal funds for supplies for the soldiers fighting on the front, and the Contraband Relief Association" (civilwarwomenblog.com).
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Severely injured in a carriage accident, where she was thrown from the carriage, knocked unconscious and received a deep gash in her forehead. the carriage accident meaning to harm president Lincoln.
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President and Mrs. Lincoln went to watch the comic play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater. As they sat in theater box, her hand in his, John Wilkes Booth shot the president in the head at near point blank range. Mary accompanied her husband across the street to the Petersen House, where Lincoln's Cabinet was summoned. Mary was with her husband through the night along with her son Robert. Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 the following morning.
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Robert (her son) arranged an insanity trial after agonizing over his distressed mother's erratic behavior. Mary did not realize that a public trial awaited her, and was forcibly taken to the courthouse.
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Mary Todd Lincoln died on July 16, 1882, at the age of 63, possibly after having a stroke, although the doctor wrote "paralysis" on the death certificate. She was buried next to her husband and three sons at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. She was buried with her wedding ring, thin from wear, which still bore the words "Love Is Eternal."
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