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Edward Baker Lincoln (March 10, 1846 – February 1, 1850) was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's close friend, Edward Dickinson Baker.
Feb 17, 2022 · 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. Edward, also called Eddie or Eddy, died just a month shy of his fourth birthday.
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Nov 14, 2023 · Abraham Lincoln had four children with his wife Mary: Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, and Thomas Lincoln.
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Mar 15, 2024 · By the time of Lincoln’s death in 1865, the family had bid adieu to Edward Baker Lincoln and William Wallace Lincoln, the couple’s second and third children who passed away in 1850 and 1862 respectively. The surviving Lincolns dealt with a tumultuous period after the assassination of their loved one!
Jan 20, 2018 · In December 1849, Edward became ill with what was known back then as the consumption disease. He passed away after 52 days of acute illness. A poem named ‘Little Eddie’ (Edward’s nickname) was published a week later in the Illinois Daily Journal.
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.
After a long illness he died in the family home on February 1, 1850. Because he died so young, little is known of his still-developing personality, only a few impressions of him have survived. Mrs. Lincoln wrote of an occasion when Robert brought home a kitten.
