Robert Todd Lincoln --The vitals

[kerry]

Women being pregnant at the time of marriage was by no means uncommon, chaperone requirement or not. People found ways. I think the wedding night is the most sensible explanation, but would not be shocked to hear otherwise. It is possible they 'went too far' and as a result decided to marry immediately, not because of pregnancy, but because it was the right thing to do and Lincoln needed the prodding after his anxiety about marriage. I dislike the books mentioned for implying it was a total trick by Mary, though. And I dislike them more for implying that Lincoln resented Robert for the rest of his life as a result of the 'forced' marriage - rarely does it work that way, and certainly not with someone who loved being a father like Lincoln.