Biographical Facts Birth: Quincy, Massachusetts, July 11, 1767 Ancestry: English Father: John Adams Birth: Quincy, Massachusetts, October 30, 1735 Death: Quincy, Massachusetts, July 4, 1826 Occupations: Lawyer; Statesman; U.S. Vice President; U.S. President Mother: Abigail Smith Adams Birth: Weymouth, Massachusetts, November 22, 1744 Death: Quincy, Massachusetts, October 28, 1818 Brothers: Charles Adams (1770-1800); Thomas Boylston Adams (1772-1832) Sisters: Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813); Susanna Adams (1768-1770) Marriage: London, England, July 26, 1797 Wife: Louisa Catherine Johnson Birth: London, England, February 12, 1775 Death: Washington, D.C., May 14, 1852 Children: George Washington Adams (1801-1829); John Adams (1803-1834); Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); Louisa Catherine Adams (1811-1812) Religious Affiliation: Unitarian Education: Studied in Paris, Amsterdam, Leyden and The Hague; Harvard (B.A., 1787); studied law with Theophilius Parsons (1788-1790) Occupations Before Presidency: Lawyer; Professor Prepresidential Offices: Minister to the Netherlands; Minister to Prussia; Member of Massachusetts Senate; U.S. Senator; Minister to Russia; Minister to Great Britain; Secretary of State Inauguration Age: 57 Occupations After Presidency: Congressman; Writer Death: Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 Place of Burial: First Unitarian Church, Quincy, Mass.
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