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Aaron Adams Sr. 1747–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1747

Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut

Death Date: 13 Dec 1833

Death Location: Troy, Obion, Tennessee

Father: James Adams

Mother: Sarah Callender

Spouse(s): Sarah Hard

Children(s): Charlotte Adams, Mary Adams, Aaron Jr., Abraham Adams, Eliza Adams, Sebastian Adams, Cylinda Adams, Noble Adams, Malissia Adams, Lysander Adams

The story of Aaron Adams Sr. began in 1747 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut. Aaron Adams Sr. married Sarah Hard, and had children including Aaron Adams Jr, Abraham Adams, Charlotte Adams, Cylinda Adams, Eliza Adams, Lysander Adams, Malissia Adams, Mary Adams, Noble Adams, Sebastian Cabot Adams. Aaron Adams Sr. passed away in 1833 in Troy, Obion, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Aaron Adams Sr. began in 1747 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut.
  • Aaron Adams Sr. married Sarah Hard, and had children including Aaron Adams Jr, Abraham Adams, Charlotte Adams, Cylinda Adams, Eliza Adams, Lysander Adams, Malissia Adams, Mary Adams, Noble Adams, Sebastian Cabot Adams.
  • Aaron Adams Sr. passed away in 1833 in Troy, Obion, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Adams
1712–1787
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
JA
Sarah Callender
1716–1785
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
SC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hard
1757–1854
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut
SH

Children(s)

Charlotte Adams
1780–1879
Birth Location: Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont
CA
Mary Adams
1781–
Birth Location: Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont
MA
Aaron Jr.
1783–1865
Birth Location: Salisbury, Addison, Vermont
AJ
Abraham Adams
1785–
Birth Location: Salisbury, Addison, Vermont
AA
Eliza Adams
1787–1793
Birth Location: Salisbury, Addison, Vermont
EA
Sebastian Adams
1789–1847
Birth Location: Salisbury, Addison, Vermont
SA
Cylinda Adams
1792–1875
Birth Location: Salisbury, Addison, Vermont
CA
Noble Adams
1794–1846
Birth Location: –
NA
Malissia Adams
1798–
Birth Location: Utica, Oneida, New York
MA
Lysander Adams
1799–1880
Birth Location: Utica, Oneida, New York
LA

Aaron Sr.'s Ancestors

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Aaron Sr.
1747–1833
Birth Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
Parents
James H Adams
1712–1787
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Sarah Callender
1716–1785
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Daniel (Adams) Jr.
1678–1713
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Thankful Shepard
1683–1724
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr.
1652–1732
Mary Phelps
1658–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1620–1696
Frances Taylor
1626–1696

Aaron Sr.'s Descendants

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Aaron (Adams) Sr. (11 Mar 1747–13 Dec 1833) m. Sarah Hard (11 Jan 1757–5 Apr 1854)
  1. 1. Charlotte Adams 1780–1879 m. Ebenezer (Merry) Sr. 1773–1846
    1. 1. Sarah Merry 1801–
    2. 2. Mary Merry 1803–1896
    3. 3. Julia Merry 1807–1874
    4. 4. Martin Merry 1809–
    5. 5. Samuel Merry 1811–1883
    6. 6. Lucy Merry 1814–1897
    7. 7. Elizabeth Merry 1817–1892
    8. 8. Ebenezer (Merry) Jr. 1820–1888
    9. 9. Charlotte Merry 1823–1825
  2. 2. Mary Adams 1781–
  3. 3. Aaron (Adams) Jr. 1783–1865
  4. 4. Abraham Adams 1785– m. Sarah (M) Chapel 1797–
    1. 1. Sarah (Maria) Adams 1819–1885
    2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Adams 1826–1909 m. Yates Douglass 1823–1890
      1. 1. Ora (Butler) Douglass 1847–1929
      2. 2. Eugene (Yates) Douglass 1849–1915
      3. 3. Frank (Legrand) Douglass 1851–
      4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Douglass 1854–1916 m. Theodore McGrath 1850–1895
        1. 1. Ethel (Viola) McGrath 1884–1973 m. Carl (Curtis) Shinn 1884–1961
        2. 2. Ray McGrath 1877–
        3. 3. Guy McGrath 1880–
        4. 4. Lyle McGrath 1886–1962
        5. 5. Neill (B McGrath) Sr. 1891–1954 m. Alice (J) LNU 1889–
        6. 6. Edna McGrath 1879–1952
      5. 5. Ellen (Viola) Douglass 1856–1934
      6. 6. Alice (Estelle) Douglass 1860–
      7. 7. Clarence (Mead) Douglass 1863–1930
  5. 5. Eliza Adams 1787–1793
  6. 6. Sebastian (Cabot) Adams 1789–1847
    1. 1. William (Lysander) Adams 1821–1906 m. Frances (Olive) Goodall 1821–1886
      1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) Adams 1848– m. John (Wesley) Johnson 1836–
        1. 1. Herbert (Spencer Johnson) Sr. 1866–1932 m. Mary (Grace) LNU 1870–
        2. 2. Eugenia Johnson 1869–
        3. 3. Virgil Johnson 1876–
        4. 4. Esther Johnson 1879–
      2. 2. Julia (Frances) Adams 1853–1929 m. William (Joshua) McDaniel 1853–1902
        1. 1. Ernest (P) McDaniel 1882–1917
        2. 2. Eugene McDaniel 1890–
        3. 3. Helen (Virgina) McDaniel 1893–1896
      3. 3. Amy (C) Adams 1860–1918
  7. 7. Cylinda Adams 1792–1875
  8. 8. Noble Adams 1794–1846
  9. 9. Malissia Adams 1798–
  10. 10. Lysander Adams 1799–1880

Aaron Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1747
11 Mar 1747
Birth of Aaron Adams Sr. in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
1833
13 Dec 1833
Age 86
Death of Aaron Adams Sr. in Troy, Obion, Tennessee
Troy, Obion, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1747
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1833
    Event Place: Troy, Obion, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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