Brief Life History of Jeremiah Samuel
When Jeremiah Samuel Adams was born on 15 May 1823, in Elbert, Georgia, United States, his father, Samuel G. Adams, was 39 and his mother, Martha Ann Thornton, was 34. He married Mary Louisa Porch on 22 July 1845, in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 15 May 1860, at the age of 37.
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Sources (4)
- Jeremiah Adams, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jeremiah S. Adams, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Adams in entry for Robert B. Adams, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
Spouse and Children
1823–1860 Male
1830–1898 Female
Children (4)
1848– Female
1850–1914 Female
1855–1924 Male
1856–1916 Male
Parents and Siblings
1784–1861 Male
1789–1862 Female
Siblings (13)
1804– Female
1809–1881 Male
1812–1870 Male
1817– Male
1823–1896 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (5)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1832 · Worcester v. Georgia
Age 9
1835 · Treaty of New Echota
Age 12
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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