In What Year Did It Happen?

[RJNorton]

No googling please.

Abraham Lincoln's sister, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, died in what year?

[Rob Wick]

I didn't Google it, but rather used William Barton's "The Women Lincoln Loved" to remind me that she died in 1828.

Best
Rob

[RJNorton]

You nailed it, Rob.

Sarah became pregnant in 1827. In January, 1828, Sarah experienced severe labor problems. Her husband, Aaron Grigsby, ran to his parents house for help. Eventually Sarah was loaded onto a sled and taken to the Grigsby home. A doctor and several midwives were called, but it was too late. On Sunday, January 20, 1828, Sarah died in childbirth. Her child, a boy, was stillborn. She was only 20 years old.