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Yeah, but were they really American?I believe you are right. Other presidents before Lincoln had parents born in the American colonies, but not after the Declaration of Independence. It's kind of wild it took that long to get a second-generation American elected. Although, technically, residents of the colonies became America citizens when the country was formed. This would make Martin Van Buren the first since he was born to parents who became citizens and was born in the US.