John Adams (abt. 1709 - abt. 1790)

Born about 26 Feb 1709 in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Swift) Adams — married 19 May 1730 in Milton MA

Descendants

Died about 11 Jun 1790 at about age 81 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Adams Name Study.

John Adams was born about February 26, 1709 in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of Edward Adams (1682–1743) and Rachel Saunders (1685–1727).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Edward Adams (1706–1793)
2. Rachel Adams (1711–1771)
3. Seth Adams (1713–1737)
4. Nathan Adams (1716–1716)
5. Samuel Adams (1717–1719)
6. Patience Adams (1720–1720)

John (21) married Sarah Swift (19) (born on April 28, 1711 in Milton, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay) on May 19, 1730 in Milton MA. Their known children were:

1. Rachel Adams (1732–1813)
2. Andrew Adams (1735–1833)
3. Edward Adams (1739–1825)
4. Seth Adams (1740–1782)
5. Ann B. Adams (1744–1784)
6. Lemuel Adams (1748–1833)

John died about June 11, 1790 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, aged 81.^{[2] [1]}

Timeline

1709 Feb 26:
Birth of John Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edward Adams and Rachel Saunders.

1711 Jun 17:
Birth of sister, Rachel Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3]

1713 Sep 30:
Birth of brother, Seth Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3]

1716 Mar 28:
Birth of brother, Nathan Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3]

1716 Apr 19:
Death of brother, Nathan Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3]

1717 Mar 05:
Birth of brother, Samuel Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3]

1719 Apr 10:
Death of brother, Samuel Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was 2 years old.

1720 Aug 07:
Birth of sister, Patience Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3]

1720 Aug 30:
Death of sister, Patience Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

1727 Nov 14:
Death of mother, Rachel Saunders.

1730 May 19:
Marriage of John Adams to Sarah Swift in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[4]

1737 May 20
Birth of daughter, Abigail Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. ^[5]

1748 Dec 01:
Birth of son, Lemuel Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^{[3] [6]}

1752 Mar 31:
Birth of daughter, Sarah Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^{[3] [7]}

1760:
Marriage of daughter, Abigail Adams to John Kneeland in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^{[4] [8]}

1766 Feb 28:
Death of daughter, Sarah Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was 13 years old. She was buried at the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[9]

1770 May 17:
Death of daughter, Abigail Adams Kneel and in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was 33 years old. She was buried at the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was born May 20, 1737.

1771 Dec 09:
Death of sister, Rachel Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

1774 Nov 16:
Death of wife, Sarah Swift in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[9]

1776 Jun 06:
Marriage of son, Lemuel Adams to Hannah White.

1782 Oct 12:
Death of son, Seth Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was 41 years old. He was buried at the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[9]

1784 Sep 05:
Death of daughter, Ann Adams Baxter in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was 41 years old. She is buried at the Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

1786 Jun 26:
Death of brother, Seth Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

1787 Jul 19:
Death of daughter, Judith Adams Spear in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She was 41 years old. She is buried at the Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

1790 Jun 11:
Death of John Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[9][10]

1793 Jun:
Death of brother, Edward Adams in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

1813 Apr 16:
Death of daughter, Rachel Adams Babcock in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She was 81 years old. She was buried at the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, in Plot: Willow Avenue 2-97.

1825 Dec 19:
Death of son, Edward Adams in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire. He was buried at the Colrain West Branch Cemetery in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.

1833 Apr 14:
Death of son, Andrew Adams in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. He was buried at Wilder Cemetery in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.

1833 Dec 08:
Death of son, Lemuel Adams in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was 85 years old. He was buried at the Milton Cemetery in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: S1606446651 U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60525 Note: Find a Grave
2. ↑ Source: S1605866910 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1999 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 3599 Note: American Genealogical-Biographical Index
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Milton Records, Births: Page 1
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Milton Records, Marriages: Page 81
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-FH9 : 4 December 2014), Abigail Adams, 20 May 1737; citing Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 0873761 IT 4.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-2N5 : 4 December 2014), Lemuel Adams, 01 Dec 1748; citing MILTON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873761 IT 4.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-V92 : 4 December 2014), Sarah Adams, 31 Mar 1752; citing MILTON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873761 IT 4.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with mages, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN2-BJN : 26 September 2017), John Kneeland and Abigail Adams, 1760; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,081.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Milton Records, Deaths: Page 203
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 October 2019), memorial page for John Adams (26 Feb 1709–11 Jun 1790), Find A Grave: Memorial #22208606, citing Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Robert Michael Field (contributor 47323027) .

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Acknowledgments

• Profile Adams-4717 was created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco.