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Deacon John Adams 1691–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1691

Birth Location: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1761

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph II

Mother: Hannah BASS

Spouse(s): Susanna Boylston

Children(s): Pres Adams***+, Peter Adams, Elihu Adams, Margaret Adams, Thomas Adams, Moses Adams, Hannah Adams, Samuel Adams, Joseph Adams

The story of Deacon John Adams began in 1691 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Deacon John Adams married Susanna Boylston, and had children including Elihu Adams, Hannah Adams, Joseph Wm Adams, Margaret Adams, Moses Adams, Peter Boylston Adams, Pres John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Adams. Deacon John Adams passed away in 1761 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon John Adams began in 1691 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Deacon John Adams married Susanna Boylston, and had children including Elihu Adams, Hannah Adams, Joseph Wm Adams, Margaret Adams, Moses Adams, Peter Boylston Adams, Pres John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Adams.
  • Deacon John Adams passed away in 1761 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon Adams's Ancestors

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Deacon Adams
1691–1761
Birth Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph G ADAMS II
1654–1736
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah BASS
1667–1705
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Adams
1626–1694
Barton St David, Somersetshire, England
Abigaile Baxter
1634–1692
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
John (Bass) Sr
1630–1716
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Ruth Alden
1634–1674
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Adams's Descendants

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Deacon (John) Adams (8 Feb 1691–25 May 1761) m. Susanna Boylston (05 Mar 1708–25 Jul 1797)
  1. 1. Pres (John) Adams***+ 1735–1826 m. Abigail Smith*** 1744–1818
    1. 1. President (John Quincy Adams) (Thomas) 1767–1848 m. Louisa (Catherine) Johnson 1775–1852
      1. 1. William (W) Adams 1790–1860 m. Sarah"Sally" (Catherine) Bledsoe-Brown 1789–1864
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Jane) Adams 1829–1919 m. William (Carter Jones) Sr. 1829–1902
        2. 2. Thomas (Francis Adams) (Thomas) 1812–1900
        3. 3. John (W Adams) (Thomas) 1831–1895
        4. 4. Amanda (E Adams) (Thomas) 1835–1914
        5. 5. Lucinda (Adams) (Thomas) 1827–1917
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Adams) (Thomas) 1813–1892
        7. 7. Mary (Adams) (Thomas) 1815–1886
        8. 8. Stephen (Adams) (Thomas) 1817–1889
        9. 9. Nancy (Adams) (Thomas) 1819–1891
        10. 10. Lewis (Adams) (Thomas) 1820–1886
        11. 11. Robert (Adams) (Thomas) 1823–1903
        12. 12. Sally (Ann Adams) (Thomas) 1825–1917
        13. 13. William (T) Adams 1853–
        14. 14. Benjamin (L) Adams 1857–
        15. 15. Edgar (Edward Joe) Adams 1812–1890
        16. 16. James (J) Adams 1855–
      2. 2. George (Washington Adams) (Thomas) 1801–1829
      3. 3. Caroline (Adams) (Thomas) –1793
      4. 4. John (Quincy Adams II) (Thomas) 1803–1834
      5. 5. Margaret ("Peggy" Adams) (Thomas) 1799–1875
      6. 6. Martha (Adams) (Thomas) 1799–1875
      7. 7. Thomas (Hollis Adams) (Thomas) 1797–1888
      8. 8. Louisa (Catherine Adams) (Thomas) 1811–1812
      9. 9. Hon (Charles Francis Adams Sr) (Thomas) 1807–1886
    2. 2. Abigail Adams***+ 1765–1813
    3. 3. Susanna Adams 1768–1770
    4. 4. Charles Adams 1770–1800
    5. 5. Thomas (Boylston) Adams 1772–1832
  2. 2. Peter (Boylston) Adams 1738–1823
  3. 3. Elihu Adams 1741–1776
  4. 4. Margaret Adams 1736–1809
  5. 5. Thomas Adams 1743–1765
  6. 6. Moses Adams 1737–1820
  7. 7. Hannah Adams 1637–1670
  8. 8. Samuel Adams 1645–1645
  9. 9. Joseph (Wm) Adams 1745–1830

Deacon Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1691
8 Feb 1691
Birth of Deacon John Adams in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1761
25 May 1761
Age 70
Death of Deacon John Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1691
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6470.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1761
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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