Charles Adams 1770–1800

Charles Adams, 1770–1800 (aged 30 years)

Name: Charles /Adams/
Given names: Charles
Surname: Adams

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	May 29, 1770 34 25 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Birth of a brother	Thomas Boylston Adams September 15, 1772 (aged 2 years) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Adams July 11, 1777 (aged 7 years) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Adams July 11, 1777 (aged 7 years) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1st President of the United States	George Washington April 30, 1789 (aged 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Susanna Boylston 1797 (aged 26 years)
2nd President of the United States	John Adams March 4, 1797 (aged 26 years)
Death	December 1, 1800 (aged 30 years) New York, New York, USA

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 19, 1735 44 27 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: October 25, 1764 — Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Occupation: 1st Vice President of the United States — April 30, 1789 Occupation: 2nd President of the United States — March 4, 1797 Death: July 4, 1826 — Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Smith Abigail Adams John Quincy Adams Susanna Adams Charles Adams Thomas Boylston Adams Elizabeth Adams John Adams 1735–1826 Birth: October 19, 1735 44 27 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: July 4, 1826 — Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
mother	Links Birth: November 11, 1744 Marriage: October 25, 1764 — Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: October 28, 1818 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Adams Abigail Adams John Quincy Adams Susanna Adams Charles Adams Thomas Boylston Adams Elizabeth Adams Abigail Smith 1744–1818 Birth: November 11, 1744 Death: October 28, 1818
Marriage	Marriage — October 25, 1764 — Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
9 months elder sister	Links Birth: July 14, 1765 29 20 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: Death: August 15, 1813 — Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Stephens Smith Abigail Adams 1765–1813 Birth: July 14, 1765 29 20 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: August 15, 1813 — Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: July 11, 1767 31 22 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage: July 26, 1797 — London, England, UK Occupation: 6th President of the United States — March 4, 1825 Death: February 23, 1848 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Louisa Catherine Johnson John Quincy Adams 1767–1848 Birth: July 11, 1767 31 22 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: February 23, 1848 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA
18 months elder sister	Links Birth: December 28, 1768 33 24 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: February 4, 1770 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susanna Adams 1768–1770 Birth: December 28, 1768 33 24 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: February 4, 1770 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
17 months himself	Links Birth: May 29, 1770 34 25 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: December 1, 1800 — New York, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charles Adams 1770–1800 Birth: May 29, 1770 34 25 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: December 1, 1800 — New York, New York, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: September 15, 1772 36 27 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: March 13, 1832 — Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Boylston Adams 1772–1832 Birth: September 15, 1772 36 27 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: March 13, 1832 — Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
5 years younger sister	Links Birth: July 11, 1777 41 32 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: July 11, 1777 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Adams 1777–1777 Birth: July 11, 1777 41 32 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: July 11, 1777 — Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Note	CHARLES ADAMS was born 29 May 1770, the second son of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams. At the age of nine he traveled with his father and older brother to Europe, studied briefly in Passy, Amsterdam, and Leyden, and in December 1781 returned to America unaccompanied by family members. After graduating from Harvard in 1789, Adams studied law and established his practice in New York. On 29 August 1795, he married Sarah Smith, the sister of his brother-in-law, William Stephens Smith. He died in New York 1 December 1800.

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CHARLES ADAMS was born 29 May 1770, the second son of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams. At the age of nine he traveled with his father and older brother to Europe, studied briefly in Passy, Amsterdam, and Leyden, and in December 1781 returned to America unaccompanied by family members. After graduating from Harvard in 1789, Adams studied law and established his practice in New York. On 29 August 1795, he married Sarah Smith, the sister of his brother-in-law, William Stephens Smith. He died in New York 1 December 1800.

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Family with parents
father Parents John Adams Sr Susanna Boylston	John Adams 1735–1826
mother	Abigail Smith 1744–1818
elder sister Family William Stephens Smith	Abigail Adams 1765–1813
elder brother Family Louisa Catherine Johnson	John Quincy Adams 1767–1848
elder sister	Susanna Adams 1768–1770
himself	Charles Adams 1770–1800
younger brother	Thomas Boylston Adams 1772–1832
younger sister	Elizabeth Adams 1777–1777

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Charles Adams(1770–1800)