Sarah Bush Lincoln
Sarah Bush Lincoln | |
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| Born | Sarah Bush December 13, 1788 |
| Died | April 12, 1869 (aged 80) Coles County, Illinois |
| Resting place | Shiloh Cemetery, Lerna, Illinois |
| Known for | stepmother of Abraham Lincoln |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Johnston Thomas Lincoln |
| Children | 3 |
Sarah Bush Lincoln (née Bush; formerly Johnston; December 13, 1788 – April 12, 1869) was the second wife of Thomas Lincoln and stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. She was born in Kentucky to Christopher and Hannah Bush. Lincoln married her first husband, Daniel Johnston, in 1806, and they had three children. Daniel died in 1816, and she married widower Thomas Lincoln three years later, joining his family with her three children.