Lewis Adams

1756–12 January 1836 (Age 80)
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary of Lewis

When Lewis Adams was born in 1756, in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Noah Adams, was 33 and his mother, Meriam Adams, was 28. He married Hannah Luce on 12 April 1795, in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Hartwick, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 January 1836, in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hartwick, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Adams
1756–1836
Hannah Luce
1760–1833
Marriage: 12 April 1795
Achsah Adams
1797–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 April 1795Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 20
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776
    Age 20
    New York is the 11th state.
    1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
    Age 21
    The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Adam
    Addams

    Sources (6)

    • L Adams, "United States Census, 1810"
    • Lewis Adams, "United States Census, 1820"
    • Luis Adams, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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