John Quincy Adams

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Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, ed. by Samuel A. Bates, pub. Randolph, 1886. Birth of John Quincy Adams is found on page 826.

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2nd President of the United States of America

John married Abigail Smith on 24 Feb 1764 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of William Smith and E. Quincy) was born on 11 Nov 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1818 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator....We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them." -- Abigail Adams to John

Her last words were, "Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. And John, it will not be long."

Birth:
North Parish Congregational Church

Buried:
is buried beside her husband in a crypt located in the United First Parish Church (also known as the Church of the Presidents) in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was 73 years old, exactly two weeks shy of her 74th birthday.

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Birth:
8 Feb 1690/91

John married Susannah Boylston on 23 Nov 1734. Susannah was born on 05 Mar 1709; died on 17 Apr 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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a liberal Congregationalist, and other forebears were Congregational ministers, and leaders in a society that held its clergy in high esteem. However, he did not preach about predestination, original sin, or the full divinity of Christ, instead emphasizing the importance of reason and morality.

William married E. Quincy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
12 Feb 1736/7

Joseph married Hannah Bass on 08 Feb 1687 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 22 Jun 1667 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
8 Feb 1687/8

Other Events:

• Nickname: Colonel
• Resided: Bef 1690, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Resided: Aft 1689, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Education: 1708, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; at Harvard

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He held the office of speaker of the house of representatives longer than any other person in the provincial period, and was for forty successive years a member of the council.

In 1717, he was elected to represent Braintree at the Massachusetts General Court, was re-elected in 1719, and served in that capacity until 1740. From 1727 to 1740, he served as the Speaker of the House. In 1741, Quincy was voted out of office, but was returned there in 1744, where he served four additional years. He died on July 13, 1767 at the age of 78, only two days after the birth of his namesake grandson.

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Nickname:
Although officially only achieving the rank of major in the British army, he was commonly referred to as "Colonel".

Education:
was graduated at Harvard in 1708

John married E. Norton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]