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Capt. John Adams 1661–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Abigail Baxter

Spouse(s): Hannah Webb

Children(s): Samuel Adams

The story of Capt. John Adams began in 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Capt. John Adams married Hannah Webb, and had children including Samuel Adams. Capt. John Adams passed away in 1702 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Adams began in 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Capt. John Adams married Hannah Webb, and had children including Samuel Adams.
  • Capt. John Adams passed away in 1702 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Adams's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Adams
1661–1702
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Adams Sr
1626–1694
Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Abigail Baxter
1634–1692
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry (Adams) Sr
1583–1646
Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Edith (Rosamund) Squire
1587–1673
Charlton Mackrell, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1555–1604
Agnes Stone
1556–1615
Henry Squire
1563–1649
Eleanor MacKrell
1565–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Adams
1531–1596
Rose Adams
1536–1598
George Mackrell
1540–1565
Eleanor Squire
1545–1660

Capt. Adams's Descendants

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Capt. (John) Adams (1661–1702) m. Hannah Webb (1665–1694)
  1. 1. Samuel Adams 1689–1747
    1. 1. Mary Adams 1717– m. James Allen 1708–1763
      1. 1. Hon (Joseph) Allen 1749–1827 m. Dorothy Kingsbury 1762–1802
        1. 1. Elizabeth Allen 1782–

Capt. Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Capt. John Adams in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1702
1702
Age 41
Death of Capt. John Adams in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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