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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday, February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and he was named for his paternal grandfather. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and farmer. Both of Abraham's parents were members of a Baptist congregation which had separated from another church due to opposition to slavery.
Abraham Lincoln, the son of a farmer, was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky, on 12th February 1809. Although his parents were virtually illiterate, and he spent only a year at school, he de...

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