Charles ADAMS

Born

29 May 1770 , Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

1 December 1800 , Manhattan, New York, USA

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Born: 29 May 1770 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Charles ADAMS

Father

John ADAMS

Mother

Abigail SMITH

Grandparents of Charles ADAMS

Paternal grandparents

John ADAMS Susanna BOYLSTON

Maternal grandparents

William SMITH Elizabeth QUINCY

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Charles married Sarah SMITH August 1795 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah SMITH was born 6 November 1769 in Crown Colony of New York. Sarah died 3 August 1828 in Utica, New York, USA.

Charles ADAMS died 1 December 1800 in Manhattan, New York, USA .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles ADAMS

Charles ADAMS married

Sarah SMITH
Marriage date: August 1795
Marriage place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Children of Charles ADAMS and Sarah SMITH

Abigail Louisa Smith ADAMS

Born: 8 September 1798, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 4 July 1836, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Married: Alexandre Bryan JOHNSON

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1770

Name: Charles Adams
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 29 May 1770
BirthPlace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: John Adams
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Mother's Name: Abigail
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50118-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 14734
Reference ID: v 24 p 320

'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F4DK-4RP : accessed 26 Apr 2013), Charles Adams, 29 May 1770.

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Birth — 1770
29 May 1770
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Charles ADAMS and Sarah SMITH August 1795, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 25 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1798 Birth of Child
Abigail Louisa Smith ADAMS was born 8 September 1798, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Charles was 28 years old.

Death — 1800
1 December 1800
Manhattan, New York, USA
He died at the age of 30.

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First Presbyterian Church Manhattan New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state