John Adams

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Personal and Family Information

John was born on 8 FEB 1691 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the son of Joseph George Adams Jr and Hannah Bass.

He died on 25 MAY 1761 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

His wife was Susannah Boylston, who he married on 31 OCT 1734 in Muddy River, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Their three known children were John (1735-1826), Captain Peter Boylston (1738-1823) and Captain Elihu (1741-1775).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

John Adams
(1691-1761)

 

Joseph George Adams Jr
(1654-1736)

 

Captain Joseph Adams Sr
(1626-1694)

 

Henry Adams
(1583-1646)

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Edith 'Rosamund' Squire
(c1587-1672)

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Abigail Baxter
(-?)

 

Gregory Baxter
(-?)

 
   

Margaret Paddy
(-?)

 
   

Hannah Bass
(1667-1705)

 

John Bass Sr
(1630-1716)

 

Samuel Bass
(c1600-1694)

 
   

Anne Saville
(1601-1693)

 
   

Ruth Alden
(c1636-1674)

 

John Alden
(c1687-1687)

 
   

Priscilla Mullins
(c1602-1651)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth8 FEB 1691
Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death25 MAY 1761
Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Notes

Note 1

Adams married well, to Susanna Boylston, from a prominent family of scientists and medical doctors, on November 23, 1734. John and Susanna had three children:

John Adams – Patriot, President, and Founding Father of the United States of America.

Peter Boylston Adams – A farmer and militia captain of Braintree, Massachusetts.

Elihu Adams – A company commander in the militia who died in the early days of the American Revolution.

Adams died in 1761, at the age of 70, and his widow Susanna later married John Hall