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Abraham Lincoln ‘s ancestry on his father’s side has been traced to far back to Samuel Lincoln. Samuel come from England and moved to Massachusetts. His ancestors then became pioneers. They moved from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania, then to Virginia. Lincoln’s father was born Thomas Lincoln in Virginia in 1778. In 1786 a Native American killed Thomas Lincoln’s father.

Abraham’s father became a carpenter. He never lacked the basic necessities of life. Abraham’s father was a very good man. He never missed paying his taxes or denied jury duty and militia duty when called.

On June 12, 1806 Thomas Lincoln married Nancy hanks. Little is known about her. She was completely illiterate and signed her a name with a X. after marriage the Lincoln’s moved to Mill Creek in Hardin County Kentucky. Their Thomas Lincoln earned his living as a carpenter and handyman. In 1807 Sarah Lincoln was born.

On December 1808 the Lincoln’s moved to south fork, Kentucky. On February 12,1809 Abr

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Later the Lincoln’s has a second son who died in infancy.

In 1860 the Illinois republican state convention met and named Lincoln as its choice for president.

In 1818 an epidemic of the milk sickness broke out. Lincoln enlisted at once and, because of his popularity, he was caption of his company. Most of the day was spent hunting, farming, fishing, and doing chores. Of their four boys, only the oldest reached adulthood.

When Lincoln returned to Salem he only had 2 weeks to prepare for the election. One of the first victims of the milk sickness was Nancy Hanks Lincoln.

President Abraham Lincoln was significant to American history because he was our 16th president and he was the president during the American civil was. Lincoln went through a lot in that two weeks. HE was elected in 1834 and reelected in 1836, 1838 and1840. He was born in 1843 and died in 1926. Lincoln took great pride in his brief military career. The next year, Thomas moved to Elizabeth town, Kentucky and married Sarah Bush Johnson. He was lean and muscular, with long arms and big hand.

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