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Feburary 12, 1809
Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln in Hardin County, Kentucky -
March 1830
Abraham's family moved to Macon County, Illinois where he struck out on his own at the age of 22. For the next several years he would occupy several occupations such as a store clerk -
1817
The family moved to Perry County, Indiana where Lincoln's mother would later die due to Milk Sickness -
1834
Became a member of the Whig Party -
1860
Became President -
1861
Civil War Began
