Millard Fillmore was born on Jan 7, 1800. Millard’s birthplace is a big debate. There are many different sources that place him in many different locations at his birth. He was born in Locke Township, New York, Summerhill, New York, Cayuga County, New York or, a region in New York known as the Finger Lakes. He was born to Nathaniel and Phoebe Fillmore. His odd name, Millard, comes from his mother’s maiden name. He had nine other siblings Millard Fillmore was born into extreme poverty. At fourteen, he was apprenticed to a cloth maker at a textile mill by his dad so they could keep away debt, and stayed there until the mill closed when he was 19. Once he was 17 he had enough money to buy a membership to a private library where he read constantly
