First Lady Abigail Smith

1744 - 1818  (73 years)

• Name	Abigail Smith
  Prefix	First Lady
  Born	23 Nov 1744	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  Group	Famous Historical Figure
  	Famous People
  FamilySearch ID	MVPS-Q4H
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MVPS-Q4H
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	4
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4
  Died	28 Oct 1818	Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 28 Oct 1818	United First Parish Church, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I2197	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Smith, Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1706/07, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Sep 1783, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Quincy,   b. Abt 1721, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Oct 1775, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F3468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	President John Adams,   b. 19 Oct 1735, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Jul 1826, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1764	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Abigail Amelia "Nabby" Adams,   b. 11 Jul 1765, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Aug 1813, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 48 years)   2. President John Quincy Adams,   b. 11 Jul 1767, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Feb 1848, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia  (Age 80 years)   3. Grace Susanna "Suky" Adams,   b. 28 Dec 1768, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Feb 1770, Massachusetts  (Age 1 years)   4. Charles Adams,   b. 29 May 1770, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Nov 1800, Manhattan, New York County, New York  (Age 30 years)   5. Judge Thomas Boylston Adams,   b. 15 Sep 1772, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Mar 1832, Quincy Neck, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 59 years)   6. Elizabeth Adams,   b. 11 Jul 1777, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Jul 1777, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Nov 1744 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Married - 25 Oct 1764 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Died - 28 Oct 1818 - Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 28 Oct 1818 - United First Parish Church, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: First Lady of the United States. She was the wife of second United States President John Adams, and the mother of sixth United States President John Quincy Adams. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on her mother's side she was descended from early prestigious leaders of the colony. Having received a basic education from her mother, Abigail and her sisters were largely self-taught by utilizing the extensive libraries of their father, grandfather and uncle. An avid reader, Abigail formed a strong bond with her third cousin, John Adams, who was a Harvard graduate, and they were married in 1764; three sons and two daughters were born to this union, which was to last more than fifty years. John's traveling as a circuit judge, a delegate to the Continental Congress and an envoy abroad led to long separations, and Abigail's many letters, written just a she spoke, with clarity, told the vivid story of a woman who stayed at home dealing with wartime shortages, running a farm with minimal help and educating her children. Even before the colonies had declared their independence from Britain, Abigail wrote to John to urge him to "Remember the ladies" when drafting the basis of law for the new nation and to not give husbands unlimited power over their wives. Abigail joined John in Paris in 1784 when he was named Ambassador, and she took great interest in the customs of the French Royal Court. When her husband became the first Vice President of the United States, she and the President's wife, Martha Washington, became good friends. Abigail was of great assistance in the official entertaining because of the experience she had gained from the courts and society abroad. When John Adams was elected President, she managed to continue a formal pattern of entertaining in spite of the primitive conditions of the "President's House" (now known as the White House), which was still under construction. After John Adams's presidential term ended in 1801, they retired to Quincy, Massachusetts and enjoyed seventeen years of companionship that they had longed for during the years of public life. Abigail's correspondence is feted for exhibiting strong leadership of Women's Rights. Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm