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James Adams 1721 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1721-1722

Birth Location: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: David Adams

Mother: Katherine ***

Spouse(s): Sarah Rich

Children(s): Deliverance Adams

In 1721, James Adams entered the world in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA, born to David Adams and Katherine Wood Adams (a cousin) ***. James Adams married Sarah Rich, and had children including Deliverance \4 6x Adams. James Adams passed away in 1788 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1721, James Adams entered the world in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA, born to David Adams and Katherine Wood Adams (a cousin) ***.
  • James Adams married Sarah Rich, and had children including Deliverance \4 6x Adams.
  • James Adams passed away in 1788 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Adams
1692 – 1753
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
DA
Katherine ***
1695 – 1733
Birth Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts
K*

Spouses(s)

Sarah Rich
1725 – 1807
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
SR

Children(s)

Deliverance Adams
1751 – 1834
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
DA

James Adams's Ancestors

Self
James Adams
1721 – 1788
Birth Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Parents
David Adams
1692 – 1753
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Katherine (Wood Adams (a cousin)) ***
1695 – 1733
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Adams's Descendants

1.
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James Adams (3 May 1721-1722 – 1788) m. Sarah Rich (1725 – 20 Apr 1807)
  1. 1. Deliverance (\4 6x) Adams (20 Oct 1751 – Nov 1834) m. Be (ti a) VanDunk (2 Feb 1755 – 1834)
    1. 1. Lydia Adams (1775 – 10 Dec 1854) m. John Lord (30 Apr 1773 – 10 Dec 1837)
      1. 1. James (A) Lord (25 April 1808 – 10 April 1880) m. Almarine (Loucinda) Minard (29 June 1816 – 17 September 1901)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sophronia) Wilkerson (March 4 1833 – July 28, 1922) m. William (M) Quick (1832 – 1905) m. William (S) Brown (5 May 1831 – 31 August 1897)

James Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1721
3 May 1721-1722
Birth of James Adams in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
1788
1788
Age 67
Death of James Adams in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1721-1722
    Event Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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