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

Innate nigh Henderson, Kentucky, she was the third of tenner tykes born to Mary & James Rutledge. Around 1829, her father, along with John M. Cameron, based New Salem, Illinois.

Ann Rutledge
The story of Ann Rutledge, allegedly Abraham Lincoln's first love.