Deacon John Adams

1691 - 1761  (70 years)

• Name	John Adams  [1]
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	8 Feb 1691	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	8 Feb 1691	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [4]
  Alternate death	25 May 1761	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [4]
  Death	25 May 1761	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Burial	Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [4]
  Person ID	I43001	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Adams,   b. 24 Dec 1654, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 12 Feb 1737, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Hannah Bass,   b. 22 Jun 1667, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 24 Oct 1705, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1688  [3]
  Family ID	F25135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Boylston,   b. 5 Mar 1708, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 17 Apr 1797, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1734	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. John Adams, 2nd President of the United States,   b. 19 Oct 1735, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 4 Jul 1826, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F25134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S2945] The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John Vinton of Lynn by John Adams Vinton. Boston: S. K. Whipple and Company, 1858. [S160] Wikipedia. [S2304] Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts. 2009 edition, 2012 reprint with 2015 corrigenda. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [S8553] Find a Grave page for Deacon John Adams Sr. [S2945] The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John Vinton of Lynn by John Adams Vinton. Boston: S. K. Whipple and Company, 1858., date only.