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Feb 17, 2022 · Public Domain Edward “Eddie” Lincoln died just shy of his fourth birthday after suffering for months from tuberculosis. The story of Abraham Lincoln’s life is threaded with tragedy. And one of the most powerful blows that the president suffered came when he lost his young son, Edward Baker Lincoln, in 1850.
- Kaleena Fraga
Abraham Lincoln referenced Eddie's death in a letter to his stepbrother John D. Johnston, noting that Eddie was "sick fifty-two days," and "We miss him very much." [7] Eddie's funeral was held at the Lincoln home by the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church , [8] and his body was buried at the nearby Hutchinson Cemetery in Springfield ...
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- Edward Baker Lincoln, March 10, 1846, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
After 52 days of acute illness, Eddie died on February 1, 1850, a month short of his fourth birthday. On the following Sunday, services were conducted by Reverend James Smith of the First Presbyterian Church. The little boy was buried in nearby Hutchinson’s Cemetery a few blocks west of the Lincoln home.
10 Mar 1846. Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA. Death. 1 Feb 1850 (aged 3) Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA. Burial. Oak Ridge Cemetery. Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Show Map. Plot. The Abraham Lincoln Tomb. Memorial ID. 9125. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 6. Flowers 1049. Memorials. Region.
Edward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s second son, was never a healthy child. He had been ill throughout much of his father’s term in Congress, and though he periodically showed signs of improvement, he was probably suffering from a chronic illness. [1]
- Samuel P. Wheeler
- 2012
The friendship between Abraham Lincoln and Edward D. Baker continued for more than two decades – despite differences of politics and geographic distance. The Lincolns’ second son, Edward Baker Lincoln, was named for him when he was born in May 1846. On one occasion in the 1840 campaign, Mr. Lincoln had to rescue Baker when a campaign speech ...
