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.
About Lincoln's Birthday. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12 in 1809. He lived for a time in Indiana before moving to Illinois. He worked on a farm, split rails for fences, worked in a store, was a captain in the Black Hawk War, and worked as a lawyer.