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Abraham Lincoln

Ancestry of
Abraham Lincoln

16th U.S. President


    Nancy Hanks

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    • Mother of Abraham Lincoln — 2nd Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • Father:
    • Birth Date:
    • 5 Feb 1783 
    • Birth Location:
    • Campbell County, Virginia 
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    • Death Date:
    • 5 Oct 1818 
    • Death Location:
    • Little Pigeon Creek, near Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana 
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    • Marriage Date:
    • 12 Jun 1806 
    • Marriage Location:
    • Washington County, Kentucky 
    • Children:

    • Sarah Lincoln

      Abraham Lincoln (Ahnentafel No:1 )

      Thomas Lincoln

    • Notes: 
    • The ancestry of Nancy Hanks's mother Lucy has been debated by historians for over 100 years. However on 21 OCT 2015 the results of a mtDNA study of the matrilineal kin of Nancy Hanks finally provided the evidence to support the theory that Nancy's mother Lucy was the biological daughter of Ann “Nancy” Lee, wife of Joseph Hanks. As a result, the theory that Lucy was a Shipley has turned out to be false.

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