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    What was the ethnic heritage of Abraham Lincoln?

    Question #69567. Asked by uclageographer. (Aug 10 06 4:06 PM)


    smartie806

    		Abraham Lincoln's ancestry on his father's side has been traced to Samuel Lincoln, a weaver who emigrated from Hingham, England, to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1637.
    http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577113/Lincoln_Abraham.html

    Aug 10 06, 4:17 PM
    GoodVibe

    		Welsh

    Aug 10 06, 4:18 PM
    smartie806

    		Here is a site that questions his ancestry:
    http://genealogytoday.com/us/lincoln/index.html

    Aug 10 06, 4:19 PM

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