Robert Todd LINCOLN

Born

1 August 1843 , Springfield, Illinois, USA

Died

26 July 1926 , Manchester, Vermont, USA

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Abraham LINCOLN Mary Ann TODD

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Born: 1 August 1843 in Springfield, Illinois, USA

Father: Abraham LINCOLN

Mother: Mary Ann TODD

Paternal grandparents: Thomas Herring LINCOLN , Nancy HANKS

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Robert Todd married Mary Eunice HARLAN 24 September 1868 in Washington, DC, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary Eunice HARLAN was born 25 September 1846 in Iowa City, Dubuque, Iowa Territory. Mary Eunice died 31 March 1937 in Manchester, Vermont, USA .

Robert Todd LINCOLN died 26 July 1926 in Manchester, Vermont, USA .

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Robert Todd LINCOLN married

Mary Eunice HARLAN
Marriage date: 24 September 1868
Marriage place: Washington, DC, USA

Children of Robert Todd LINCOLN and Mary Eunice HARLAN

Mary Todd "Mamie" LINCOLN

Born: 15 October 1869, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 21 November 1938, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Charles Bradford ISHAM 3 September 1891 Place: London, England

Abraham "Jack" LINCOLN

Born: 14 August 1873, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 March 1890, London, England

Jessie Harlan LINCOLN

Born: 6 November 1875, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 4 January 1948, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Married: Warren Wallace BECKWITH 10 November 1897 Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Frank Edward JOHNSON 22 June 1915 Place: Manchester, Vermont, USA

Married: Robert John RANDOLPH 28 December 1926 Place: Washington, DC, USA

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Birth — 1843
1 August 1843
Springfield, Illinois, USA

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 Marriage / Partner
Robert Todd LINCOLN and Mary Eunice HARLAN 24 September 1868, Washington, DC, USA

He was 25 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Mary Todd "Mamie" LINCOLN was born 15 October 1869, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Todd was 26 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
Abraham "Jack" LINCOLN was born 14 August 1873, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Todd was 30 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Jessie Harlan LINCOLN was born 6 November 1875, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Todd was 32 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Death of Child
Abraham "Jack" LINCOLN died 5 March 1890, London, England

Robert Todd was 46 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Marriage of Child
Mary Todd "Mamie" LINCOLN married 3 September 1891, London, England to Charles Bradford ISHAM

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Marriage of Child
Jessie Harlan LINCOLN married 10 November 1897, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to Warren Wallace BECKWITH

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Marriage of Child
Jessie Harlan LINCOLN married 22 June 1915, Manchester, Vermont, USA to Frank Edward JOHNSON

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time