Meanings and history of the name Cherry: | Edit. This name can refer to the sweet fruit with lovely pink blossoms, or it can be a form of the French word cheri(e), meaning dear one.It can be used independently or as a nickname for Cheryl, Cherilyn, Cherisse, and similar names.his name can refer to the sweet fruit with lovely pink blossoms, or it can be a form of the French word cheri(e), meaning dear one. It can be used independently or as a nickname for Cheryl, Cherilyn, Cherisse, and similar names.
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky (now LaRue County). He is a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, who migrated from Norfolk, England to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638.orn in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. Largely self-educated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, where he served from 1834 to 1846.
Lincoln Family History. Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. He was the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. The Lincolns are thought to be of English descent with many ancestors being of Puritan or Quaker beliefs.