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Deacon John Adams 1690 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1690

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 25 May 1761

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph Adams

Mother: Hannah Bass

Spouse(s): Susannah Boylston

Children(s): Pres Adams, Peter Adams, Elihu Adams

Deacon John Adams was born in 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass. Deacon John Adams married Susannah Boylston, and had children including Pres John Adams, Peter Adams, Elihu Adams. Deacon John Adams passed away in 1761 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Deacon John Adams was born in 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass.
  • Deacon John Adams married Susannah Boylston, and had children including Pres John Adams, Peter Adams, Elihu Adams.
  • Deacon John Adams passed away in 1761 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon Adams's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Adams
1690 – 1761
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Adams
1654 – 1736
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Hannah Bass
Grandparents
Joseph Adams
1626 – 1694
Kingweston, Somerset, England
Abigail Baxter
1634 – 1692
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
John Bass
– 1716
Ruth Alden
1636 – 1674
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Henry Adams
1583 – 1646
Edith Squire
1587 – 1672
Gregory Baxter
Margaret Paddy
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Squire
Charlotte Mackreel

Deacon Adams's Descendants

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Deacon (John) Adams (8 Feb 1690 – 25 May 1761) m. Susannah Boylston (5 Mar 1708 – 17 Apr 1797)
  1. 1. Pres (John) Adams (19 Oct 1735 – 4 Jul 1826) m. Abigail Smith ( – 28 Oct 1818)
    1. 1. Abigail Adams (14 Jul 1765 – ) m. Henry (William) Smith
    2. 2. John (Quincy) Adams (11 Jul 1767 – )
    3. 3. Susannah Adams (28 Dec 1768 – 4 Feb 1770)
    4. 4. Charles Adams (29 May 1770 – )
    5. 5. Thomas (Boylston) Adams (15 Sep 1772 – )
  2. 2. Peter Adams (16 Oct 1738 – )
  3. 3. Elihu Adams (29 May 1741 – )

Deacon Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1690
8 Feb 1690
Birth of Deacon John Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1761
25 May 1761
Age 71
Death of Deacon John Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1690
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1761
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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