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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hogdenville, Kentucky. His progenitors were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln*.
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In Indiana, Lincoln at nine years lost his mother to milk sickness. Upon his mother's death, sister Sarah took care of Abraham.
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Mary Todd Lincoln was born on December 13, 1818 to Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth Todd. She was the fourth child of seven. She would later become Abraham Lincoln's wife.
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Abraham Lincoln met Mary Todd in December 1839, and the following Decmember, they were engaged. They planned to have the wedding on January 1, 1841, but Lincoln called it off.
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Lincoln met Mary Todd in December 1839 and they were planning to get married on January 1, 1841, but Lincoln called it off. Yet, less than two years later, they married on November 4, 1842.
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Robert Todd Lincoln was the first child of Mary Todd and Lincoln. He was the only child to live into the 1900's.
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Edward Baker Lincoln was the second child of Lincoln and Todd. He was named after Lincoln's friend Edward Dickinson Baker.
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Edward Baker Lincoln was only three years old when he died. It was said that he died from tuberculosis.
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"Willie" Lincoln was the third son of Lincoln and Todd. He was named after Mary's brother in law William Wallace.
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Tad Lincoln was the fourth and the last child of Todd and Lincoln. He was named Tad, because he wriggled like a tadpole at birth.
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There were four contestants in the race for presidency. There was Lincoln, Breckneridge, Bell, and Lincoln's rival, Stephen A, Douglas. Lincoln won most of the north, while Breckneridge, Bell, and Douglas shared the rest of the north and the south.
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It was clear that with Lincoln presidency that he wanted to change slavery. Seven southern states did not want this and they broke apart from the Union. On February 1, 1861, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas broke apart.
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Willie Lincoln was only 11 when he died. The most likely explanation was typhoid fever.
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The Emancipation Proclamation is a law made by Congress that said the blacks were free in the south. So, from that point on, both sides of the war used blacks to fight.
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The Gettysburg Address was a speech that was given to the public by Abraham Lincoln. It was 272 words long and it served as a inspirational speech for the troops that fought in the battle of Gettysburg.
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Abraham was up for reelection in 1864, but he was not going to give up his position easily. He won in a landslide winning the north again.
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Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, at 10:13 P.M.. He struggled for nine hours and nine minutes. He died on April 15, 1865, at 7:22 A.M.
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Tad Lincoln was only 18 years old when he died. It was said that he died of heart failure.
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Mary Tood died at the age of 63. She was buried alongside Abraham in Lincoln Tomb in Springfield.
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Robert Todd Lincoln was 82 years old when he died. He outlived all the rest of his siblings. His occupation in life was a lawyer.
