Thomas Herring LINCOLN

Born

6 January 1778 , Rockingham County, Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

17 January 1851 , Charleston, Coles County, Illinois, USA

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Abraham Flowers LINCOLN Bathsheba HERRING

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Born: 6 January 1778 in Rockingham County, Crown Colony of Virginia

Father: Abraham Flowers LINCOLN

Mother: Bathsheba HERRING

Paternal grandparents: John LINCOLN , Rebekah FLOWERS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thomas Herring married Nancy HANKS 12 June 1806 in Kentucky, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Nancy HANKS was born 5 February 1784 in Hampshire County, Virginia, USA. Nancy died 5 October 1818 in Little Pigeon Creek, Spencer, Indiana, USA.

Thomas Herring LINCOLN died 17 January 1851 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois, USA.
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Thomas Herring LINCOLN married

Nancy HANKS
Marriage date: 12 June 1806
Marriage place: , Kentucky, USA

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Washington County, Kentucky

Children of Thomas Herring LINCOLN and Nancy HANKS

Sarah LINCOLN

Born: 10 February 1807, Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Died: 20 January 1828, Dale, Spencer County, Indiana, USA

Abraham LINCOLN

Born: 12 February 1809, , Kentucky, USA
Died: 15 April 1865, Washington, DC, USA

Married: Mary Ann TODD 4 November 1842 Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA

Thomas LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1812, Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, USA
Died: abt. 1812, Mill Creek, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

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Birth — 1778
6 January 1778
Rockingham County, Crown Colony of Virginia

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Marriage / Partner
Thomas Herring LINCOLN and Nancy HANKS 12 June 1806, , Kentucky, USA

He was 28 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Sarah LINCOLN was born 10 February 1807, Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Thomas Herring was 29 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Abraham LINCOLN was born 12 February 1809, , Kentucky, USA

Thomas Herring was 31 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nancy HANKS died 5 October 1818 , Little Pigeon Creek, Spencer, Indiana, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Death of Child
Sarah LINCOLN died 20 January 1828, Dale, Spencer County, Indiana, USA

Thomas Herring was 50 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Marriage of Child
Abraham LINCOLN married 4 November 1842, Springfield, Illinois, USA to Mary Ann TODD

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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

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Shiloh Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois

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Death — 1851
17 January 1851
Charleston, Coles County, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 73.

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Shiloh Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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