Oliver Adams

Brief Life History of Oliver

When Oliver Adams was born on 7 January 1767, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Oliver Adams, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Procter, was 35. He married Betsey Marshall on 15 November 1798, in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 28 December 1813, at the age of 46, and was buried in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

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Oliver Adams
1767–1813
Betsey Marshall
1781–1853
Marriage: 15 November 1798
Marshall Adams
1801–1885
Frances or Fanny Adams
1803–1831

Sources (13)

  • Oliver Adams, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Oliver Adams, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Oliver Adams, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .

Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.

History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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