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.
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.