Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm lˈɪŋkən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛlv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, ðə sˈɛkənd tʃˈaɪld ʌv tˈɑːməs lˈɪŋkən ænd nˈænsi hˈæŋks lˈɪŋkən, ɪn ɐ lˈɔɡ kˈæbɪn ˌɔn sˈɪŋkɪŋ spɹˈɪŋ fˈɑːɹm nˌɪɹ hˈɑːdʒnvɪl, kɛntˈʌki.