1744 - 1818 (73 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and 47 descendants in this family tree.
1744 - 1818 (73 years)
Birth |
22 Nov 1744 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Died |
28 Oct 1818 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Buried |
United First Parish Church |
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Father |
Rev. William Smith, b. 1706-1707 |
Mother |
Elizabeth Quincy |
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Family |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Children |
| 1. Abigail Adams, b. 14 Jul 1765, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
+ | 2. 6th President John Quincy Adams, b. 11 Jul 1767, Braintree, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
| 3. Susanna Adams, b. 28 Dec 1768, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
+ | 4. Charles Adams, b. 29 May 1770, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
+ | 5. Thomas Boylston Adams, b. 15 Sep 1772, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
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1735 - 1826 (90 years)
Birth |
30 Oct 1735 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Died |
4 Jul 1826 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Buried |
United First Parish Church |
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Father |
Deacon John Adams, b. 28 Jan 1690 |
Mother |
Susanna Boylston, b. 1709 |
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Family |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Children |
| 1. Abigail Adams, b. 14 Jul 1765, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
+ | 2. 6th President John Quincy Adams, b. 11 Jul 1767, Braintree, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
| 3. Susanna Adams, b. 28 Dec 1768, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
+ | 4. Charles Adams, b. 29 May 1770, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
+ | 5. Thomas Boylston Adams, b. 15 Sep 1772, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
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1707 - 1783 (76 years)
Birth |
1706-1707 |
Died |
1783 |
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Father |
William Smith, b. 1666 |
Mother |
Abigail Fowle, b. 7 Aug 1679, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Family |
Elizabeth Quincy |
Children |
+ | 1. Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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- 1775
Died |
1775 |
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Father |
Col. John Quincy, b. 1689 |
Mother |
Elizabeth Norton, b. 1695-1696 |
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Family |
Rev. William Smith, b. 1706-1707 |
Children |
+ | 1. Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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1735 - 1826 (90 years)
Birth |
30 Oct 1735 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Died |
4 Jul 1826 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Buried |
United First Parish Church |
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Father |
Deacon John Adams, b. 28 Jan 1690 |
Mother |
Susanna Boylston, b. 1709 |
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Family |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Children |
| 1. Abigail Adams, b. 14 Jul 1765, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
+ | 2. 6th President John Quincy Adams, b. 11 Jul 1767, Braintree, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
| 3. Susanna Adams, b. 28 Dec 1768, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
+ | 4. Charles Adams, b. 29 May 1770, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
+ | 5. Thomas Boylston Adams, b. 15 Sep 1772, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
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1765 - 1816 (50 years)
Birth |
14 Jul 1765 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Died |
10 Jun 1816 |
Lebanon, New York, USA |
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Father |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Mother |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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Family |
William Stephens Smith, b. 8 Nov 1755, Long Island, New York, USA |
Married |
12 Jun 1786 |
London, Middlesex, England |
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1767 - 1848 (80 years)
Birth |
11 Jul 1767 |
Braintree, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
Died |
23 Feb 1848 |
Speaker's Room, Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
Buried |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
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Father |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Mother |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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Family |
Louisa Catherine Johnson, b. 12 Feb 1775, London, Middlesex, England |
Married |
26 Jul 1797 |
London, Middlesex, England |
Children |
| 1. George Washington Adams, b. 12 Apr 1801, Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland |
+ | 2. John II Adams, b. 4 Jul 1803, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| 3. NN Adams, b. 1806, Washington |
+ | 4. Charles Francis Adams, b. 18 Aug 1807, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 5. Louisa Catherine Adams, b. 12 Aug 1811, St. Petersburg, Ingria, Rossiya |
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1768 - 1770 (1 year)
Birth |
28 Dec 1768 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
Died |
4 Feb 1770 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Father |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Mother |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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1770 - 1800 (30 years)
Birth |
29 May 1770 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
Died |
30 Nov 1800 |
New York, New York, USA |
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Father |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Mother |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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Family |
Sarah Smith, b. 6 Nov 1769 |
Married |
29 Aug 1795 |
Children |
| 1. Susanna Boylston Adams, b. 8 Aug 1796 |
| 2. Abigail Louisa Adams, b. 8 Sep 1798 |
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1772 - 1832 (59 years)
Birth |
15 Sep 1772 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Died |
13 Mar 1832 |
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Father |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Mother |
Abigail Smith, b. 22 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Married |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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Family |
Ann Harrod, b. 1774 |
Married |
16 May 1805 |
Children |
| 1. Abigail Smith Adams, b. 27 Jul 1806 |
| 2. Elizabeth Combs Adams, b. 9 Feb 1808 |
| 3. Lt. Thomas Boylston Adams, b. 4 Apr 1809 |
| 4. Issac Hull Adams, b. 26 May 1813 |
| 5. John Quincy Adams, b. 16 Dec 1815 |
| 6. Joseph Harod Adams, b. 1817 |
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Name |
Abigail Smith |
Birth |
22 Nov 1744 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
28 Oct 1818 |
Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts |
Burial |
United First Parish Church |
Person ID |
I74738 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2000 |
Family |
2nd President John Adams, b. 30 Oct 1735, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts d. 4 Jul 1826, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
25 Oct 1764 |
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
Children |
| 1. Abigail Adams, b. 14 Jul 1765, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts d. 10 Jun 1816, Lebanon, New York, USA (Age 50 years) |
+ | 2. 6th President John Quincy Adams, b. 11 Jul 1767, Braintree, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Feb 1848, Speaker's Room, Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 80 years) |
| 3. Susanna Adams, b. 28 Dec 1768, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Feb 1770, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 1 year) |
+ | 4. Charles Adams, b. 29 May 1770, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Nov 1800, New York, New York, USA (Age 30 years) |
+ | 5. Thomas Boylston Adams, b. 15 Sep 1772, Quincy, Norfolk Co. Massachusetts d. 13 Mar 1832 (Age 59 years) |
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Family ID |
F30382 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2000 |
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Notes |
- On her mother's side she was descended from the Quincys, a family of great prestige in the colony; her father and other forebearers were Congregational ministers, leaders in a society that held its clergy in high esteem.
Like other women of the time, Abigail lacked formal education; but her curiosity spurred her keen intelligence, and she read avidly the books at hand. Reading created a bond between her and young John Adams, Harvard graduate launched on a career in law, and they were married in 1764. It was a marriage of the mind and of the heart, enduring for more than half a century, enriched by time.
The young couple lived on John's small farm at Braintree or in Boston as his practice expanded. In ten years she bore three sons and two daughters; she looked after family and home when he went traveling as circuit judge. "Alas!" she wrote in December 1773, "How many snow banks divide thee and me...."
Long separations kept Abigail from her husband while he served the country they loved, as delegate to the Continental Congress, envoy abroad, elected officer under the Constitution. Her letters--pungent, witty, and vivid, spelled just as she spoke--detail her life in times of revolution. They tell the story of the woman who stayed at home to struggle with wartime shortages and inflation; to run the farm with a minimum of help; to teach four children when formal education was interrupted. Most of all, they tell of her loneliness without her "dearest Friend." The "one single expression," she said, "dwelt upon my mind and played about my Heart...."
In 1784, she joined him at his diplomatic post in Paris, and observed with interest the manners of the French. After 1785, she filled the difficult role of wife of the first United States Minister to Great Britain, and did so with dignity and tact. They returned happily in 1788 to Massachusetts and the handsome house they had just acquired in Braintree, later called Quincy, home for the rest of their lives.
As wife of the first Vice President, Abigail became a good friend to Mrs. Washington and a valued help in official entertaining, drawing on her experience of courts and society abroad. After 1791, however, poor health forced her to spend as much time as possible in Quincy. Illness or trouble found her resolute; as she once declared, she would "not forget the blessings which sweeten life."
When John Adams was elected President, she continued a formal pattern of entertaining--even in the primitive conditions she found at the new capital in November 1800. The city was wilderness, the President's House far from completion. Her private complaints to her family provide blunt accounts of both, but for her three months in Washington she duly held her dinners and receptions.
The Adamses retired to Quincy in 1801, and for 17 years enjoyed the companionship that public life had long denied them.
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