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  2. Nancy Lincoln. Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for just over 10 years, the family moved from Kentucky to western Perry County, Indiana, in 1816.

  3. Nov 3, 2015 · The Nancy Hanks Lincoln mtDNA Study: Unlocking the Secrets of Abraham Lincoln's Maternal Ancestry was published Oct. 21 by Hallstrom, along with Nancy Royce, Stephan Whitlock, Richard Hileman and ...

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  4. nancyhankslincolnpubliclibrary.org › miscellaneousAbout Nancy Hanks Lincoln

    Nancy Hanks Lincoln was born on February 5, 1784 in present-day West Virginia. Through documented existing records (verified by noted Lincoln family historian Louis A. Warren) James Hanks (son of Joseph Hanks, a prominent settler in the Virginia wilderness during the late eighteenth century) was her father and Lucinda (Lucy) Shipley (daughter of Robert Shipley, another prominent pioneer in the ...

  5. May 12, 2018 · Very little is known about the provenance of Lincoln’s natural mother, Nancy Hanks, and that is by design. Lincoln himself was extremely cagey about family background; when a newspaper editor ...

  6. Date of Death: October 5, 1818. Place of Burial: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana. Cemetery Name: Pioneer Cemetery. Within the boundaries of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial lies the gravesite of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's mother. The impact of her life, and her death, did much to shape the character of the ...

  7. May 9, 2014 · Nancy Hanks Lincoln, who gave birth to the Great Emancipator on February 12, 1809, had instilled the virtues of honesty and compassion in her son and sowed the seeds of his intellectual curiosity.

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  9. Nancy Hanks, the mother of the 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, was a handsome young woman of humble circumstances; she was known for her intellect and exemplary character. In June 1806, she married the carpenter Thomas Lincoln, and the couple settled in Hardin County, Kentucky.

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