Life of John Adams, Second President of the United States

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John Adams

John Adams was a great proponent of the no taxation without representation proclamation. He was a devout Christian and delved into his life with the Holy Spirit. God had a great duty for John in the history and development of America.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts. His father’s name was John Adams as well, his profession was to deal with political matters in the town, and also to serve in the militia. John Adams’s mothers name was Susanna Boylston Adams. Susanna’s priorities were to focus and to base her family upon Christ’s truth, and to be devoted to her family.

John had been provided a swell education through all of his years of school. When he graduated grade school in 1746, he went to Harvard College. During the years that he spent there he met a wonderful woman that brought out the best in him, her name was Abigail. John graduated college in 1755. He had no idea where to start his independent life, but he finally decided on becoming a school-master. In this career he had the opportunity to meet many lawyers. John debated, and changed his job from the school- master to a lawyer.

On his way to work John would stop at Abigail’s house. Abigail was the youngest daughter of Reverend William Smith. After John spent more and more time with Abigail he began to become extremely fond of her. John and Abigail were joined in holy matrimony on October 25, 1764. They loved each other dearly through their long lasting marriage. Together they had five children, Abigail Amelia, John Quincy, Susanna, Charles, and last but not least Thomas Boylston. Little did he know that all of the children would have a great role in the shaping the history of America.

Adams did not agree with all of the laws...

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...ssachusetts. He died at 90 years of age on July 4, 1826. John Adams died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. His burial place was in the First Unitarian church Quincy, Massachusetts.

Some little known facts about John, his family, and his life are. Did you know that John became a government official to France? Or that he and his son John Quincy Adams were the only father and son to both become president until 2000? There is one more very interesting fact that I would like to share with you, this fact is that John Adams and Samuel Adams were cousins!!!!!!!!! Can you believe that?

I learned a lot of facts that I had no idea about. If anyone were to ask me about John Adams I would be thrilled to tell about him and his life. God gave John Adams a great communication gift which allowed him to be so great in everything that he did.

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