Thomas Boylston Adams 1772–1832

Thomas Boylston Adams, 1772–1832 (aged 59 years)

Name: Thomas Boylston /Adams/
Given names: Thomas Boylston
Surname: Adams

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Birth	September 15, 1772 36 27 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Adams July 11, 1777 (aged 4 years) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Adams July 11, 1777 (aged 4 years) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1st President of the United States	George Washington April 30, 1789 (aged 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Susanna Boylston 1797 (aged 24 years)
2nd President of the United States	John Adams March 4, 1797 (aged 24 years)
Death of a brother	Charles Adams December 1, 1800 (aged 28 years) New York, New York, USA
3rd President of the United States	Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801 (aged 28 years)
4th President of the United States	James Madison March 4, 1809 (aged 36 years)
Death of a sister	Abigail Adams August 15, 1813 (aged 40 years) Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Cause: Cancer
5th President of the United States	James Monroe March 4, 1817 (aged 44 years)
Death of a mother	Abigail Smith October 28, 1818 (aged 46 years)
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825 (aged 52 years)
Death of a father	John Adams July 4, 1826 (aged 53 years) Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829 (aged 56 years)
Death	March 13, 1832 (aged 59 years) Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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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 elder brother	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 himself	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	THOMAS BOYLSTON ADAMS, third son and youngest child of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams, was born 15 September 1772. He graduated from Harvard in 1790 and studied law in Philadelphia. He accompanied his brother John Quincy on his first diplomatic mission to Europe as secretary in 1794, returned in 1798, and practiced law and contributed to Joseph Dennie's Port Folio in Philadelphia for some years thereafter. In 1805 he married Ann Harrod of Haverhill and settled in Quincy, which he represented in the Massachusetts legislature, 1805-1806. In 1811 he was appointed chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas for the southern circuit of Massachusetts. Thomas Boylston Adams died on 13 March 1832, in Quincy.

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THOMAS BOYLSTON ADAMS, third son and youngest child of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams, was born 15 September 1772. He graduated from Harvard in 1790 and studied law in Philadelphia. He accompanied his brother John Quincy on his first diplomatic mission to Europe as secretary in 1794, returned in 1798, and practiced law and contributed to Joseph Dennie's Port Folio in Philadelphia for some years thereafter. In 1805 he married Ann Harrod of Haverhill and settled in Quincy, which he represented in the Massachusetts legislature, 1805-1806. In 1811 he was appointed chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas for the southern circuit of Massachusetts. Thomas Boylston Adams died on 13 March 1832, in Quincy.

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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
elder brother	Charles Adams 1770–1800
himself	Thomas Boylston Adams 1772–1832
younger sister	Elizabeth Adams 1777–1777

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Thomas Boylston Adams(1772–1832)