People

What were Mary Todd Lincoln's circumstances prior to meeting Abraham Lincoln?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/were-mary-todd-lincoln-circumstances-prior-meeting-abraham-lincoln-97257.html" >What were Mary Todd Lincoln's circumstances prior to meeting Abraham Lincoln?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Of a good Kentucky family, she was living with her sister, daughter-in-law of Gov. Ninian Edwards of Illinois, in Springfield, Ill., when she met and married (1842) Lincoln.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Lincoln, Mary Todd . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: How was Mary Todd Lincoln living before she met and married Abraham Lincoln? Before meeting Abraham Lincoln, what was Mary Todd Lincoln doing? What did Mary Todd Lincoln do before meeting Abraham Lincoln? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.