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When was abraham lincoln born and died

          Where was abraham lincoln born.

          How old was abraham lincoln when he became president

        1. How old was abraham lincoln when he became president
        2. When was abraham lincoln president
        3. Where was abraham lincoln born
        4. When was abraham lincoln died
        5. Abraham lincoln early life

          6. Abraham Lincoln

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          Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. His family moved to Indiana when he was seven and he grew up on the edge of the frontier.

          He had very little formal education, but read voraciously when not working on his father’s farm.  A childhood friend later recalled Lincoln's "manic" intellect, and the sight of him red-eyed and tousle-haired as he pored over books late into the night.  In 1828, at the age of nineteen, he accompanied a produce-laden flatboat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana—his first visit to a large city--and then walked back home.  Two years later, trying to avoid health and finance troubles, Lincoln's father moved the family moved to Illinois.

          After moving away from home, Lincoln co-owned a general store for several years before selling his stake and enlisting as a militia captain defending Illi