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Birth
Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Hardin County, KY. -
Lincoln's mother's death
Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, dies at age 34. -
Lincoln's father re-maried
Lincoln’s father remarries, to Sarah Bush Johnston. -
Sister's death
Lincoln’s sister, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, dies from complications of childbirth at age 21. -
Declaratioin against slavery
MARCH 3, 1837
Makes first public declaration against slavery. -
Lincoln married
Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, IL. -
Lincoln's 1st child
Robert Todd Lincoln, first child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, is born. -
Lincoln's 2nd child
Edward Baker Lincoln (Eddie) is born to Abraham and Mary Lincoln. -
Begins U.S. congress rep.
Lincoln serves as a representative to the U.S. Congress. -
Ends U.S. congress rep.
Lincoln ends service as a representative to the U.S. Congress. -
Lincoln's 2nd child dies
Eddie Lincoln dies of diphtheria at age 4. -
Lincoln's 3rd child is born
William Wallace Lincoln is born to Abraham and Mary Lincoln. -
Lincoln's father's death
Lincoln’s father, Thomas, dies at age 75. -
Lincoln's 4th child
Thomas Lincoln is born to Abraham and Mary Lincoln. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Congress passes the Kansas-Nebraska Act sponsored by Senator Stephen Douglas, which nullifies the Missouri Compromise and allows for the expansion of slavery. This spurs Lincoln’s abolitionist sentiment and his senatorial ambitions. -
Election
Lincoln is elected President. -
Succession
South Carolina secedes from the Union. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. -
Thirteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery across the nation, is proposed by the Congress for ratification by the state legislatures. -
Death
Shortly after 10 P.M. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln.
