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Birth
Abraham Lincoln is born in Nolin Creek in Kentucky. -
Family moved
The Lincoln family move to a 230 acre farm near Sinking Spring. -
Indiana
The Lincoln family move to Indiana. -
Death of mother
The death of his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln -
Married
Thomas Lincoln marries a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston who becomes stepmother to Abraham Lincoln -
Illinois
The Lincoln family move to Illinois
First political speech of Abe in favor of improving navigation on the Sangamon River. -
President
Nominated to be the Republican candidate for President of the United States -
Death
During the third act of the play John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head at approx 10:13 p.m.