Abraham Lincoln

Introduction

Abraham Lincoln was a 19th century president of the United States. He was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809 and moved with his family to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He attended school for about a year and a half before moving with his family to Illinois where he continued to study law by himself while working as a store clerk, postmaster, and state legislator. He married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842 and had four sons who lived into adulthood only one of whom survived childhood; only one son died at age 14 from typhoid fever; two others died at ages 23 and 25 from wounds sustained while serving in the Union army during the American Civil War (1861-65).

Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

• His name was Abraham Lincoln.

• He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12, 1809.

• His mother died when he was 9 years old and his father remarried twice more before marrying again for the final time to Mary Todd Lincoln — who would become president's wife after he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in 1865.

• Abraham had two half-siblings from his father’s second marriage: Robert Todd Lincoln (1848–1926) and Edward Baker Stanton Jr., who died in infancy sometime around 1860; they lived with their mother until her death in 1878 because both men didn't agree with the way things were going at home!

His family was very poor and his father was a carpenter.

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. His parents were both from the same village in Kentucky, but their families had longstanding disagreements that led to a separation. The Lincolns moved to Indiana and then Illinois before settling into their new home in Springfield, Illinois.

Abraham did not receive any formal schooling until he was 14 years old; at this time he went to live with his older brother Thomas who had recently married Mary Todd (she would later become Abraham's wife). It was during this time that Abraham learned how to read and write so that he could help out with chores around the house. After completing this task for several months there were no more jobs for him anymore so he decided instead to work as an assistant carpenter for another family nearby who needed someone capable of doing simple carpentry tasks such as fixing broken windows or hanging doors on their houses' frames

When he was 7 years old, he would walk several miles every day to borrow books from neighbors.

When he was 7 years old, Lincoln walked several miles every day to borrow books from neighbors. He would carry the books back to his house and read them during recess. He also read newspapers and magazines regularly and memorized many poems by Robert Burns (1759-1796). Lincoln's mother played a large role in encouraging him to read books; she often took him with her when she went shopping or visited friends.

She told him stories about famous people who had done great things in their lives - such as Shakespeare or Napoleon Bonaparte - and encouraged him to think about what those people did differently than other people might act if given similar circumstances[4].

He attended school for about a year and a half before moving with his family to Indiana.

Lincoln attended school for about a year and a half before moving with his family to Indiana. He was not a good student, and he didn't like school. He often got into trouble, which caused him to be removed from the classroom multiple times.

In Indiana, Lincoln did not have much of an education and often worked as a farm hand.

You may be surprised to hear that Abraham Lincoln was not a very educated man. He did not attend school often and worked as a farm hand for most of his life. His family was poor, so it’s no wonder he didn’t want to spend money on books and school supplies.

Lincoln's father died when he was just 14 years old and his mother struggled to support both herself and her son financially by working as a seamstress in Springfield, Illinois (a city south of Chicago). In addition to this difficult life situation for her young son, Mary Todd Lincoln also suffered from depression that affected her mental health throughout their marriage—but she never let this get in the way of helping Abraham through difficult times like illness or financial hardship

From the age of 12 through 22, he lived in a one-room log cabin with his family.

From the age of 12 through 22, Lincoln lived in a one-room log cabin with his family. His father was a carpenter and built the cabin. The cabin was one room but it was big enough for the family to live in comfortably.

Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842.

Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842. She was a widow and had four sons from her first marriage to Charles A. Sperry.

Lincoln was a lawyer who lived in Springfield, Illinois at the time of his marriage. He practiced law there until 1846 when he became the chairman of the state's constitutional convention that drafted a new constitution for Illinois.

After his wife died of typhoid fever in 1863 (she had been pregnant), he married another woman named Ann Rutledge but they divorced within two years due to incompatibility issues related to their religious beliefs as well as personality differences between them

They had four sons; only one lived into adulthood.

Lincoln had four sons, only one lived into adulthood. His wife Mary Todd Lincoln died in 1882; his son Robert Todd Lincoln was born in 1843 and died in 1926; his son Edward Baker Lincoln was born in 1846 and died in 1850

He worked as a clerk at a store in New Salem and later became postmaster after the former postmaster moved away, but lost the position when the post office closed in 1836 due to insufficient business.

Lincoln worked as a store clerk in New Salem, Illinois. After the former postmaster moved away, Lincoln became postmaster of New Salem—a position that he held until 1836 when the federal government closed down its offices due to insufficient business. As a result of these events, Lincoln studied law by himself while working as a store clerk; he completed his studies in 1837 and was elected to Springfield legislature as a Whig—the party that Abraham Lincoln would later join after his election as president

He studied law by himself while working as a store clerk and completed his studies in 1837. That same year he was also elected to Springfield legislature as a Whig.

Abraham Lincoln's legal education began in 1837, when he was still a young man. He studied law by himself while working as a store clerk and completed his studies in 1837. That same year he was also elected to Springfield legislature as a Whig.

Lincoln then moved to New Salem, where he practiced law with John Tipton and Stephen T. Logan until 1843 when he began his own practice in Springfield, Illinois (then Sangamon County).

Lincoln overcame significant personal adversity to become president of the United States

You may have heard that Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty and grew up without a college education. You may have also heard that he was self-taught, or that he worked as a farm hand before becoming President of the United States. But did you know that he studied law by himself? Or that his first foray into politics came at age 21 when he was elected to Springfield's legislature?

Conclusion

Lincoln was born in a time of great change and upheaval. Much of his life was lived in poverty, but he overcame these challenges with the help of his wife and family. He won election to the Illinois legislature at age 30 and served as one of the youngest members ever elected to Congress before becoming president when Abraham Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861.