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John Adams was born in the Massachusetts Bay colony on October the 30th 1735.
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John was the first of three children born to Susanna Boylston and Deacon John Adams.
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birth to death
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when johns father died he inherited property and qualified for citizenship.
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John Adams married Abigail Smith the Weymouth minister's daughter.
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he published Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, which took issue with the Stamp Tax.
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They had four children: Abigail Amelia called Nabby by the family; John Quincy, Charles; and Thomas Boylston
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He courageously and successfully defended the eight British soldiers accused of murder in the aftermath riot known as the "Boston Massacre
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Also Adams proposed a Declaration of Independence.
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At the Second Continental Congress immediately following the outbreak of war, Adams nominated Washington as Continental Army general.
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He was the first vice-president and second president of the United States.
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Sadly John Adams dies
