President John Adams1

M, #2944, b. 19 October 1735, d. 4 July 1826
Father*John Adams b. 8 Feb 1690/91, d. 25 May 1761
Mother*Susannah Boylston b. 1709, d. 1797
Relationship2nd cousin 8 times removed of Robert Michael Damon
ReferencePFF00034

Names and Titles

Titled: Signer of Declaration of Independance on 4 July 1776.1
Titled: 1st Vice President of the United States (John Adams) on 30 April 1789.1
Titled: 2nd President of the United States (John Adams) on 4 March 1797.1
President John Adams was born on 19 October 1735 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of John Adams and Susannah Boylston. President John Adams married Abigail Smith on 25 October 1764 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.1 President John Adams died on 4 July 1826 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 90.1 He was buried at First Unitarian Church, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.1 He was buried at Quincy Cong. Ch., Quincy, Massachusetts.2
He became the father of Abigail Adams on 14 July 1765.2 President John Adams became the father of President John Quincy Adams on 11 July 1767.1,2 President John Adams became the father of Susanna Adams on 28 December 1768.2 John's daughter Susanna Adams died on 4 February 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts.2 President John Adams became the father of Charles Adams on 29 May 1770.2 President John Adams became the father of Thomas Boylston Adams on 15 September 1772.2 John's daughter was married at wedding of Abigail Adams and William Stephens Smith on 12 June 1786 in London, England.2 President John Adams became Vice President of the United States under President George Washington on 30 April 1789. John's son Charles Adams was married to Sarah Smith on 29 August 1795.2 John's mother Susannah Boylston died in 1797.2 President John Adams became President of the United States on 4 March 1797 replacing President George Washington.
President John Adams was replaced as Vice President of the United States by President Thomas Jefferson on 4 March 1797. Was elected by the narrow margin of 71 to 68 over his vice-president and successor Thomas Jefferson. Presided from 1797 to 1801. Was the first president to live in Washington, D.C. Died on the same day a few hours after Thomas Jefferson. Was responsible for appointing George Washington Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Insisted that Thomas Jefferson write the draft for the declaration of independence.2 John's son President John Quincy Adams was married to Louisa Catherine Johnson on 25 July 1797 in London, England.1 John's son Charles Adams died on 30 November 1800 in New York City, New York.2
President John Adams was replaced as President of the United States by President Thomas Jefferson on 4 March 1801. John's son Thomas Boylston Adams was married to Ann Harrod in 1805.2 John's daughter Abigail Adams died on 10 June 1816 in Lebanon, New York.2 President John Adams became a widower with the death of his wife, Abigail Smith on 28 October 1818 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 73.3

References

President John Adams has ID 34 in Presidential Family Forest.1

5 Children of President John Adams and Abigail Smith

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Last Edited31 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. [S167] Presidential Family Forest, CD-ROM (Kamula, HI 96743, www.familyforest.com: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.).
  2. [S231] Presidents.GED online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/…, Brian Tompsett (e-mail address), downloaded December 2003.
  3. [S76] Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents (n.pub.). (via Colonial Americans of Royal and Noble Descent).