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John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, to John and Abigail Adams (née Smith) in a part of Braintree, Massachusetts, that is now Quincy. [4] He was named after his mother's maternal grandfather, Colonel John Quincy , after whom Quincy, Massachusetts, is also named.
John Adams Sr. (February 8, 1691 – May 25, 1761), also known as Deacon John, was an American colonial farmer and minister.Adams was the father of the second U.S. president, John Adams Jr., [2] [3] and paternal grandfather of the sixth president, John Quincy Adams. [4]
Adams' birthplace in Quincy, Massachusetts. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 (October 19, 1735, Old Style, Julian calendar), to John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston.He had two younger brothers: Peter (1738–1823) and Elihu (1741–1775). [2]
John Adams' birthplace at 133 Franklin St. was built in 1681 and bought by Adams' father, Deacon John Adams, in 1720. The future second president was born in the small rural cottage on Oct. 30, 1735.
Henry Adams (January 21, 1583 – October 6, 1646) was an English colonial farmer. Also known as Henry Adams of Braintree, he was a patrilineal emigrant ancestor of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, [1] [2] 2nd great grandfather of U.S. Founding Father Samuel Adams, and 9th great grandfather of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.
Quincy was Abigail Adams' grandfather. He was John Quincy Adams' great-grandfather. John married Elizabeth Norton (1696–1769) of Hingham, daughter of Rev. John Norton, pastor of Old Ship Church. Norton Quincy (1716–1801), public servant, recluse, married Martha Salisbury (1727–1748) Anna Quincy (1719–1799), married John Thaxter (1721 ...
The elder Adams' later mansion, called Peacefield, is a few miles away, as are the graves of both presidents and their wives in the United First Parish Church. The Abigail Adams Cairn, atop a nearby hill from which Abigail and the 7-year old John Quincy Adams watched the Battle of Bunker Hill and the burning of Charlestown, is also of interest ...
John Quincy Adams was born into a family that never owned slaves, and was hostile to the practice. His mother, Abigail Adams, held strong anti-slavery views. His father, President John Adams, despite opposing a 1777 bill in Massachusetts to emancipate slaves, opposed slavery on principle and considered the practice of slavery abhorrent.