no.
no Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was young
George Washington
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George Washington
George Washington
Yes. His parents owned a plantation there.
George Washington.
Owned a brewery.
Yes. He owned 277 slaves when he died.
His parents owned six plantations, they were planters (farmers).
George Washington owned 200 slaves. His personal slave was released upon his death immediately. The other slaves were to be freed upon the death of Martha Washington. Martha freed them 12 months after George died.
True. George Washington owned slaves throughout his life, beginning in his youth and continuing until his death. At the time of his passing in 1799, he enslaved over 300 individuals at his Mount Vernon estate. Washington's views on slavery evolved later in life, and he made provisions in his will for the gradual emancipation of the slaves he owned.