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John "Deacon" Adams, Sr.8 FEB 1691 -- 25 MAY 1761avatar
Susanna Boylston1708 -- 4/17/1797avatar
William Smith29 JAN 1706 -- 17 SEP 1783avatar
Elizabeth Quincyabt 1721 -- 1 OCT 1775avatar
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President John Adams, Jr.

Birth30 OCT 1735
 
Educ.1755
 
Cambridge, Harvard University
Occup1775-1779
 
USA Secretary of Navy
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History4 JUL 1776
 
Declaration of Independence
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American History
Org.1780
Occup1782-1788
 
USA Ambassador to Netherlands
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Occup1785-1788
 
USA Ambassador to United Kingdom
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Occup1789-1797
 
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Election1792
 
USA Presidential Election
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Occup1797-1801
 
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Death4 JUL 1826
 
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Aged: 90.7 years

Our second president, John Adams, was a man of great intellect and was a scholar, diplomat and statesman, Adams was born a New England Congregationalist but early developed a detestation for Calvinist orthodoxy. He didn’t like emotionalism in religion and didn’t like the negative "hell and brimstone" orientation of the Calvinist preachers. During his life he moved toward Unitarianism, although it must be remembered that the early Unitarians were much more conservative by today’s standards,. They would be much more like a liberal Methodist or Congregationalist today, Unitarians of that time regarded themselves as Christians and believed in the divinity of Jesus and were much more inclined to traditional Christianity.

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ChildrenFirst NameBirth DtDeath DtBirth PlaceSpouses
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Abigail Amelia 

14 JUL 176515 AUG 1813  MA, Norfolk Co, Quincy William Stevens Smith 
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John Quincy 

07/11/176702/23/1848  MA, Norfolk Co, Quincy Louisa Catherine Johnson 
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Susanna 

28 DEC 17684 FEB 1770  MA, Norfolk Co, Quincy  
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Charles 

29 MAY 177030 NOV 1800  MA, Norfolk Co, Quincy Sarah Smith 
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Thomas Boylston 

15 SEP 177213 MAR 1832  MA, Norfolk Co, Quincy Ann Harrod 
6

Elizabeth 

11 JUL 177711 JUL 1777  MA, Norfolk Co, Quincy  
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Quotes
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. … 1770
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. … 1780
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  2. Findagrave
  3. Website:
    Source from: Cameron Ott
  4. Website: Samuel Taylor Geer;
  5. Marriage Sources:
    Book: The Descendants of the Presidents, by R. Whitney Tucker; Chapter 2, John Adams & Abigail Adams;
  1. Wikipedia
  2. Findagrave
  3. Wikiquote
  4. Website: Samuel Taylor Geer;
  5. Marriage Sources:
    Book: The Descendants of the Presidents, by R. Whitney Tucker; Chapter 2, John Adams & Abigail Adams;
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