Ann Rutledge

:Ann Rutledge is also the name of a passenger train in Illinois and Missouri.

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Ann Rutledge - Illinois - Missouri

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Ann Rutledge (January 7, 1813 - August 25, 1835) was allegedly Abraham Lincoln's first love. Her death supposedly led to Lincoln's first-known severe depression.

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January 7 - 1813 - August 25 - 1835 - Abraham Lincoln

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Born near Henderson, Kentucky, she was the third of ten children born to Mary and James Rutledge.

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In 1829, her father, along with John M. Cameron, founded New Salem, Illinois.

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1829 - New Salem, Illinois

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