Brief Life History of Ephraim
When Deacon Ephraim Adams was born on 15 December 1749, in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ephriam Adams, was 25 and his mother, Lydia Kinsman, was 20. He married Elizabeth Stearns in 1772, in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 15 April 1825, in his hometown, at the age of 75.
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- Ephraim Adams, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Ephraim Adams, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eph'M Adams in entry for Lydia Perkins, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Spouse and Children
1749–1825 Male
1751–1810 Female
Children (13)
1773–1833 Male
1775–1849 Male
1777–1857 Female
1778–1868 Female
1781–1867 Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1724–1797 Male
1729–1760 Female
Siblings (5)
1749–1825 Male
1751–1820 Male
1753– Male
1755–1790 Male
1757–1800 Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 27
1776
Age 27
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 39
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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