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Birth of Abigail Adams
Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts a mere 12 miles from Boston. Her father Reverend William Smith, and mother Elizabeth, had four children, Abigail being the second. -
Marriage to John Adams
John Adams was a freind of the family tutor and they met and fell in love when she was 17. Abigail’s pastor father married them in the First Congregational Church. -
First Child Born
Named Abigail “Nabby” Adams, she was a helpful companion to her mother. She was born just nine months after John and Abigail married. -
Second Child Born
John Quincey Adams was named after his great grandfether on his mother’s side. He would later become the sixth POTUS. -
Third Child Born
Susanna Adams was the youngest daughter and died at age two of illness. -
Fourth Child Born
Charles Adams was their fourth child and was born in New York. He struggled with alcoholism and later died because of it. -
Abigail Adams Goes to Europe
She meets up with her husband in france while he is the ambassador for the United States -
John Adams Becomes President
John Adams runs for president against Thomas Jefferson and follows Washington as the second POTUS. -
John & Abigail Retire To Farm
After losing the next election, they retire home to live quietly on their ranch. Their correspondence stops here. -
Death of Abigail Adams
Died living with her husband on the family farm. She is buried along with John in the First Church of Quincy.
