Abraham Lincoln Research Paper

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Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin. Lincoln’s mother who is Nancy Hanks had him on February 12, 1809 and his father is Thomas Lincoln. His mother died on February 5, 1784 and was born on October 5, 1818. His mother was 34 years old when she died and she died of tremetol a milk sickness. Abraham’s father was born on January 6, 1778 and died on January 17, 1851. He was 73 years old when he died. Abraham Lincoln has one sister and one brother, his sisters name is Sarah Lincoln and his brothers name is Thomas Lincoln the same as his dad’s name. When Lincoln was a child his mother was a very religious person and taught the children about the Bible. She did like school but it was uncommon in these types of small areas. When Lincoln was about seven years old a school opened but it was 9 miles away. When Lincoln's mother died his father had to go and find a new wife when he came back he had a new wife and 3 new children. When Abraham’s father left to find a new wife Lincoln and his sister were left home alone and the house was a big mes. Lincoln and his sister got very skinny when their father left because they couldn't get any food. Lincoln mostly self-educated himself and only attended 18 months of school. …show more content…
During the Black Hawk he was elected the captain of an Illinois militia company.
He became president in the year 1861 and he was the 16 president. Lincoln was only married once in his lifetime and he got married to Mary Lincoln. When he was with Mary they had four children. Their names, from youngest to oldest, are Edward Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, and Robert Lincoln. Edward Lincoln died at age 4, and Willie Lincoln died at age 12, but Tad Lincoln is 12, and Robert Lincoln is 22 and both of them did not die till