Dec 29, 1996 · Thus, Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd were married at the Edwards' home on Friday evening, November 4, 1842. About 30 relatives and friends, all hastily invited, attended the ceremony which was conducted by Reverend Dresser who was wearing canonical robes.

Elizabeth was married to Ninian Edwards. The Edwards were an influential Whig family in Springfield. Mary was considered popular among the young men in Springfield and was courted by aspiring lawyers and politicians. She was smart, educated, witty, and graceful and a great conversationalist.

Nov 4, 2021 · On this day in 1842, Mary Todd marries Abraham Lincoln, giving almost no notice to her family. Her family was not exactly pleased with the situation. The bride and groom came from very different backgrounds. Lincoln was a farmer’s son with little formal education.

Nov 4, 2015 · On this day in 1842, Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in her sister’s front parlor in Springfield, Illinois. The wedding came after a two-year courtship and engagement. A mysterious break in the engagement came in 1841, which some historians attribute to Lincoln’s clinical depression.

Oct 22, 1995 · Mary Todd Lincoln turned 24 a month after the wedding. Lincoln was 33. Once, in Springfield, Lincoln "very publicly" broke off his engagement to Mary Todd, Temple said.

Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842, in a small, private ceremony with 30 guests. On the morning of November 3, one day before the wedding, Abraham had stopped at their Reverend’s home and said “I want to get hitched tonight”, to which the Reverend agreed.

Nov 16, 2009 · On November 4, 1842, struggling lawyer Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Anne Todd, a Kentucky native, at her sister’s home in Springfield, Illinois.

Nov 4, 2018 · On this day in 1842, during their second engagement, Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Anne Todd at her sister’s home in Springfield, Illinois. Episcopal minister Reverend Charles N. Dresser officiated their marriage ceremony.

On November 4, 1842, a struggling lawyer named Abraham Lincoln married the well-to-do Mary Todd, a Kentucky native like her new husband. The small wedding took place at the home of Mary’s sister in Springfield, Illinois.

This print depicts the artist's modern day conception of the wedding of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd. The wedding occurred on November 4, 1842, in the parlor of the home of Mary Todd's older sister, Elizabeth Edwards with the Episcopal Reverend Charles Dresser officiating.