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Tag Archives: First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Lincoln and the Seed Pearls
No question abut it, Mary Lincoln liked nice stuff! The Well-Born Miss Todd Miss Mary Todd (1818-1882) was born into what might be called Lexington, Kentucky aristocracy. At birth, she was already 3rd generation Lexingtonian. The Todds had done well … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Lincoln's inauguration, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, the Lincoln house in Springfield, Tiffany & Company, US history, White House history
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Mary Todd Lincoln and Henry Clay
In 1832, Mary Todd was thirteen years old; Henry Clay was about to challenge Andrew Jackson for the Presidency. Ellerslie and Ashland Ellerslie Plantation, about three miles from Lexington, KY, was the ancestral home of the Todd family, named for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Ellerslie Plantation, Emilie Todd Helm, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, Henry Clay's Ashland plantation, history, Mary Lincoln's father Robert S. Todd, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Emilie Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Smith Todd, The Todd family plantation, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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Abraham Lincoln, Father Abraham
There is no question that Abraham Lincoln loved his wife and children dearly, but was he a “family man” by nature? Lincoln: The Family Child Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was born to a hard-working, but essentially poor family. By his own … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Eddie Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Lincoln's early romance with Mary Owens, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Owens, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincon, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Sarah Bush Johnston, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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The Two Mary Lincolns Disaster
It was inevitable. Mary Todd Lincoln, mother-in-law, and Mary Harlan Lincoln, daughter-in law… Mary Lincoln Meets Mary Harlan When the Lincolns came to Washington in 1861, they became acquainted with Senator and Mrs. James Harlan, Republicans of Iowa. In due … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's daughter-in-law, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's wife, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history
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