Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Kentucky. He wasn’t raised in a wealthy family but neither poor. Lincoln’s father, Thomas was a striving pioneer who was well respected around the community. Later on, due to arguments of the land with the community people forced the Lincoln family to move towards Indiana in 1817. After a year later in 1818, Lincoln’s mother, Nancy passed away from a milk illness. Lincoln’s mother’s death gravely affected him, and it also strained the relationship…
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