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Abraham was born in this one bedroom cabin in Hardin County kentucky.
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His mother passed away.
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His dad moved to indiana to work and find a family.
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Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois
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November 4, 1842 is married Mary Todd
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had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity.
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In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator
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Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy was done by the rebublican party.
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He won re-election.
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April 14, 1865
