Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Adams was born on 21 January 1871, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, his father, Nathan William Adams, was 38 and his mother, Mary Melinda Plunkett, was 33. He married Martha Jane Cameron on 14 May 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 8 March 1953, in Delta, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Delta City Cemetery, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Alexander Adams, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Alexander Adams, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Alex Adams in entry for Clarence L Adams, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
Spouse and Children
1871–1953 Male
1889–1964 Female
Children (8)
1916–2002 Male
1917–1986 Male
1918–1992 Female
1921–1942 Male
1925–1988 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1832–1916 Male
1837–1924 Female
Siblings (11)
1856–1862 Female
1858–1936 Male
1860–1927 Male
1861–1939 Male
1864–1942 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1884
Age 13
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 25
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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History of Alexander Adams
Alexander Adams was born January 21,1871 at Kanab, Kane County, Utah. He was the ninth child of eleven children born to Nathan Adams and Mary Melinda Plunket Adams. This history was relate to Alexande …
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