President John Quincy Adams

1767 - 1848  (80 years)

• Name	John Quincy Adams
  Prefix	President
  Born	11 Jul 1767	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Christened	12 Jul 1767	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KNCR-GGS
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNCR-GGS
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	3119
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3119
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Famous Historical Figure
  	Famous People
  Group	Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
  	Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower
  Group	Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
  	Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
  Occupation	6th President of the United States
  Died	23 Feb 1848	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia
  Cenotaph	Aft 23 Feb 1848	Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia
  	FindaGrave ID #22633912.
  Reburial	Aft 23 Feb 1848	United First Parish Church, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  	Findagrave ID #7
  Buried	Aft 23 Feb 1848	Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I2199	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	President John Adams,   b. 19 Oct 1735, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Jul 1826, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	First Lady Abigail Smith,   b. 23 Nov 1744, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Oct 1818, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1764	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	First Lady Louisa Catherine Johnson,   b. 12 Feb 1775, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 15 May 1852, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  (Age 77 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1797	London, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. George Washington Adams,   b. 12 Apr 1801, Berlin, ____, Berlin, Germany ,   d. 30 Apr 1829, New York  (Age 28 years)   2. John Adams, II,   b. 4 Jul 1803, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia ,   d. 23 Oct 1834, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  (Age 31 years)   3. Charles Francis Adams,   b. 18 Aug 1807, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Nov 1886, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years)   4. Louisa Catherine Adams,   b. 12 Aug 1811, Saint Petersburg, ____, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia ,   d. 15 Sep 1812, Saint Petersburg, ____, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F1571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 11 Jul 1767 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Christened - 12 Jul 1767 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Married - 26 Jul 1797 - London, Middlesex, England Died - 23 Feb 1848 - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia Cenotaph - Aft 23 Feb 1848 - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia Reburial - Aft 23 Feb 1848 - United First Parish Church, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 23 Feb 1848 - Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  President John Quincy Adams

  
  

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• Notes

  John Quincy Adams nickname was Old Man Eloquent. John Quincy Adams served in the capacity of President of the United States from 1825 to 1829.  Was a member of the House of Representatives in 1830 after being defeated in the 1828 election for President.  On February 21, 1848, John Quincy Adams, suffered a stroke at the age of 84 on the floor of the house and was carried to a nearby chamber where he died two days later.  Doctors considered it too dangerous to move him. His Vice President was John C. Calhoun. _________ From FindaGrave: 6th United States President, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Congressman. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he served as the 6th President of the United States from 1825 until 1829. He served as the 8th United States Secretary of State during the Administration of James Monroe (1817 until 1825). He represented the State of Massachusetts 11th Congressional District (1831 to 1833), 12th Congressional District (1833 until 1843) and 8th Congressional District (1843 until his death in 1848) in the United States House of Representatives. John Adams and John Quincy Adams are the first father and son to serve as US Presidents and were the only to do so until George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. The second child of John and Abigail Adams, he witnessed through the brilliance of his father the establishment of the United States first hand. A founding father of the United States, John Adams went on to become the Second President of the United States. During his teenage years, he acquired experience as a negotiator as he accompanied his father on overseas trips. He studied Law at Harvard College and became fluent in several languages. He wed Louisa Catherine Johnson in 1797. She held the distinction as being the only First Lady (prior to Melania Trump who became First Lady in 2017) to be born outside the United States. Their union produced three sons who lived to adulthood. When his father was elected president, John Quincy served as the Minister to Prussia from 1797 to 1801. In 1802, he served as State Senator of Massachusetts and was elected (as a Federalist) and served as US Senator from Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1803 until 1808. He was appointed Minister of Russia during the Administration of James Madison from 1809 until 1814. In 1814, Adams served as Chief Negotiator of the Treaty of Ghent and was a key figure in the negotiation process for which ended the War of 1812. From 1815 to 1817, he served as Minister to Great Britain. During his tenure as US Secretary of State, Adams achieved the purchase of Florida from Spain for which became known as The Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819. Additionally, he was a proponent of the "Monroe Doctrine" which warned European nations not to interfere in affairs of the Western Hemisphere. The US Presidential Election of 1824 saw Adams pitted against war hero Andrew Jackson, William Crawford and Henry Clay. Without a decisive victor to the election, the House of Representatives, was then tasked with deciding the winner. Henry Clay decided to back Adams for which aided in John Quincy Adams becoming president. During his tenure, he prioritized the strengthening of infrastructure for which included a network of canals, roadways and the establishment of a national university. He supported participation in the Panama Congress in 1826 and that same year, he appointed Robert Trimble to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Adams was defeated for reelection by Andrew Jackson in 1828. After he left the presidency, he served in the United States House of Representatives for seventeen years. During his tenure in Congress, Adams often found himself in the minority of causes. He supported the continuation of the Bank of the United States and was opposed to the annexation of Texas. He voted against the declaration of war with Mexico in 1846. Adams suffered a massive stroke (he suffered a mild stroke in 1846) after casting a vote to oppose a proposal to decorate certain generals who served during the Mexican War. He died two days later and was buried in his family's tomb in Quincy, Massachusetts. Bio by: C.S.