abraham lincoln was born on february 12, 1809, to thomas lincoln

abraham lincoln was born on february 12, 1809, to thomas lincoln

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1、AbrahamLincoln:BeforethePresidencyByDianaM.RiccardsHisRootsOur16thpresidentcouldtracehispaternalrootstoaweaverinEnglandnamedSamuelLincolnwho,in1637,emigratedfromtheCountyofNorfolkandsettledinHingham,Massachusetts.WhileintheU.S.,hebecameaprosperoustraderandbusinessman.H

2、isdescendantslateremigratedfromMassachusettstoVirginia.PresidentAbrahamLincolnwasactuallynamedafterhisgrandfather,whowasacaptainintheVirginiaMilitiaduringtheAmericanRevolution.In1782,attheurgingofhisfriend,DanielBoone,GrandfatherAbrahammovedhisfamily,whichincludedhiswi

3、fe,Bathsheba,andhisfivechildren–Mordecai,Josiah,Mary,Nancy,andThomas–fromVirginiatoKentucky.Fouryearslater,GrandfatherAbrahamwaskilledbyIndiansashewasworkingtoclearaplotofland.Hisson,Thomas,whodidnotinheritanyofhisfather’sland,becameafarmerandacraftsmaninwood.Notmuchis

4、knownaboutPresidentLincoln’smaternallineageotherthantheHankseswerefarmersandthatthefamilymovedfromVirginiatoKentuckyabout1780.Lincolnhimselfthoughtthathismother,Nancy,wastheillegitimatedaughterofLucyHanksandaprosperousVirginiafarmerorplanter.However,therewasneveranyhar

5、devidencetoprovethisfact.TheLincolnandHanksfamiliesmergedwiththemarriageofThomasLincolnandNancyHanksinElizabethtown,Kentucky,onJune12,1806.HisEarlyYearsWhenaskedabouthislifebyJohnLockeScrippsoftheChicagoTribunein1860,PresidentialcandidateLincolnsaid,“WhyScripps,…itisag

6、reatpieceoffollytoattempttomakeanythingoutofmyearlylife.Itcanallbecondensedintoasinglesentence,andthatsentenceyouwillfindinGrey’sElegy:‘theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.’That’smylife,andthat’sallyouoranyoneelsecanmakeofit.”AbrahamLincolnwasbornonFebruary12,1809,inaone-

7、room,logcabininHardinCounty(nowpartofLaRueCounty),Kentucky.Lincolnhadtwosiblings–anoldersister,Sarah,whodiedattheageof20inchildbirth,andayoungerbrother,Thomas,whodiedininfancy.10_______________________________________________________________AbrahamLincoln:BeforethePres

8、idencyWhenLincolnwassevenyearsold,heandhisfamilymovedtoIndiana.Twoyearslater,whenhewasnineyearsold,hismotherdiedfromm

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