Trenton Lyman Research Paper

Lincoln’s early life had less than a year of education, but he was still a very smart man. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. Abe didn’t grow up as an only child. He had a brother named Thomas Lincoln Jr., and a sister named Sarah Lincoln. Sadly, Sarah died at the age of 18 giving birth to a baby that also died. Abraham had a dad and a mom. His mom’s name was Nancy Lincoln who died at 34 when she got milk sickness from a cow. His dad’s name was Thomas Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln moved three times. They first moved to a another log cabin in Kentucky that wasn’t that far from their old house. Abraham was only a toddler when his family packed their bags and moved. Then, they moved to Indiana in 1816 because Indiana was about to join the Union and become a state. Later, in Abraham’s life, he moved to Springfield, IL where he lived the rest of his life until he went to the White House. Abraham Lincoln’s

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Lincoln then started his own family, he married Mary Todd. They had four boys, only one of the boys lived to maturity.

On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in a log cabin. As a child Lincoln spends more time with his mother; Lincoln’s mother died in 1818 when he was nine. Lincoln had hard times with his father Thomas Lincoln. Lincoln moved to his older sister Sarah, instead of staying with his father Thomas (“Lincoln”). Soon Sarah died during childbirth in January 1828. Lincoln then had no choice but to move back with his father Thomas (“Abraham”). Thomas did not support Abraham’s schooling because Thomas assumed Abraham would be a farmer. Lincoln educated himself, by reading books (“Lincoln”).

when Abraham Lincoln was a boy he had high tensions with his father he viewed his father as lazy and anti intaleueal. His mother died when he was 9 this only made his view of his father less than befor. many years later he served a term at the illinois state legislature where he later persuaded law . when he was there he met Mary Todd; he later married her on november 4 1842 and had four children who were named William Wallace Lincoln, Robert

Lincoln was born into a normal statue home in Hardin County, Kentucky. Money was tight for him and his family so during childhood Lincoln worked and gave his wages to his father. His mother died when he was young which put more of a strain on the relationship he had with his father. Lincoln only managed to attend school for 18 months during his childhood. Once he was older he moved around the state of Illinois doing odd jobs until he settled as a general store owner.

Abraham Lincoln lived a poor life. He had little to nothing and lived on the American frontier. His grandfather played a significant role in his life. After Lincolns grandfather leave Virginia, they moved to Kentucky because of tempting farmland. Because of the dangers of the western frontier Lincolns grandfather was killed. “He was shot by hostile Native Americans while planting a field of corn with his three sons.” After most of his relatives passed away, Lincoln was left to take care of the farm with his father. When young Abraham was not working on the farm, he loved to fish and play games. Although he was not very good in school, he still loved to go. He school was called a “blab school, because the students learned their lessons by reciting them aloud.” After a couple, more years when young Abraham was 7 years old, his father no longer wanted to live in Kentucky. The fact that slavery was legal in Kentucky, he did not like it so they decided to move to Indiana. Abraham did not adjust to Indiana like his father did but he continued to help his father on the farm. He became big and strong. “Abraham was big for an

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. His father was Thomas Lincoln a farmer and a carpenter and his mother was Nancy Hands and they were married on June 12, 1806. Lincoln had one sister named Sara and a brother Thomas, who died as an infant. In 1816, a lawsuit stating Thomas and Nancy did not have title to the farm in Kentucky and the family moved to an impoverished area in Indiana. The family squatted on public land, built a cabin and finally was able to purchase the land the cabin was built on. Lincoln helped work the land, planted crops, hunted and fished for the family’s food source.

When he was a kid he got kicked in the head by a horse and they thought he was dead for a few days. He was born in a one-room log cabin. He had taught himself the law and became a lawyer. On November 6th, 1860 Lincoln became the 16th president. On June 1st Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches. He called it the “monumental act’’. Ever since Lincoln wrote it in 1864 it has been the most often reproduced most notably on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. This speech was for a dedication to the men who had died during the civil war and was a cemetery. The south saw Lincoln as a threat to them. On January 1st, 1863 said that slaves in states in rebellion against the union “shall be then thenceforward and forever free’’. Abraham Lincoln had a wife two parents who had died at a quite young age and a wife along with two brothers and a sister his youngest brother died during infancy. What is pretty weird though is how tall Lincoln is compared to his wife. Abraham Lincoln was 6.4 and Mary Todd Lincoln was only 5.2 there is a huge difference there. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln played a huge part he had made the speech for those who had risked their lives and he wanted to repay

Nancy Lincoln gave birth to a son in Kentucky; the year of his birth was 1809. Her son was named as Abraham Lincoln. The vicinity of Ohio River was the place where they shifted when they faced some property issues. A disease started transmitting through milk in Indiana where they lived and due to that disease Abraham's mother died in 1819. Abraham didn't get any proper education in the early stages of his life due to their inadequacy to pay for the expenses of education. Despite of lack of education, he liked to read different books whenever he had the opportunity to do so. He studied by himself and took knowledge from the books which he used to read. A disease transmitting through milk started again in 1830 and du e to this disease, he and his family shifted to Illinois. After a couple of months he got employed at a company and his task was to transport goods to New Orleans from New Salem. During these years he also learned mathematics by reading books.

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a cabin that was one room at stinking spring farm, south of Hodgenville, in Harden country, Kentucky. His parents names were Thomas Lincoln which was his dad`s name and his mom`s name was Nancy Lincoln. He had two siblings, he had one brother and one sister and his brother`s name was Thomas Lincoln, Jr and his sister`s name was Sarah Lincoln Grigsby. He and his family moved to Indiana when he was about seven years old and then his father had a farm that Abraham Lincoln would work, but if he didn’t have to work on his father`s farm then he would be reading voraciously.

Younger years - His mom, Nancy Lincoln, died when he was 9. Abraham also moved to Indiana when he was 7.

To begin, some background knowledge and information about Lincoln should be discussed. First, Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in rural Kentucky. Now, some interesting facts about Lincoln, he battled depression most of his life, Lincoln although never really stated what he identified as, it was believed that he was an agnostic or at most a deist, but did not identify to any particular religion, and he did not drink, chew tobacco, or smoke.

Abraham Lincoln was born on Sinking Springs Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809 to parents of low social standing and little education. He had a sister, Sarah who was two years older than he was and a younger brother who died in infancy. During his childhood and early youth, the family would move several times, first Indiana and later to Illinois. As a youth, Lincoln disliked hard labor and didn’t enjoy physical labor, some of his neighbors and family members thought he was lazy for all the readings, writing, scribbling, writing poetry, etc. Lincoln continued to learn on his own from life experiences and through reading and reciting what he had read or heard from others. Lincoln’s mother Nancy Hanks, died when Lincoln was

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky, United States of America and died on April 15, 1865. Throughout his life, Abraham showed an excessive amount of influence on not only the U.S.A. but the whole world. I have made this biography to tell about the life of this international hero.