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Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1809

Birth Location: Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1865

Death Location: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Father: Thomas Lincoln

Mother: Nancy Hanks

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Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1865 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
  • Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1865 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Abraham Lincoln's Ancestors

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Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Birth Place: Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Lincoln
1778 – 1851
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Hanks
1784 – 1818
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Sparrow
1765 – 1844
Mecklenburg County, Virginia Colony
Lucey Hanks
1766 – 1825
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725 – 1793
Ann Lee
1742 – 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1809
12 Feb 1809
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
1865
15 Apr 1865
Age 56
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1809
    Event Place: Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

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