玛丽·托德出身于一个显赫的门第——托德家族。曾祖父是一位美国独立战争时期战功显赫的将军,而父亲则是少校军官和银行家。优越的家境让玛丽得以接受良好的高等教育,并使她的生活和社会高层的权贵有着不可分割的联系。 Mary Todd was born in a prominent door first - Todd family. Great-grandfather was a prominent war general during the American Revolutionary War, while his father was a major officer and banker. Superiority allowed Mary to be well-educated and make her life inextricably linked to the highest esteem of society.