Brief Life History of John
When John Adams was born on 12 August 1827, in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Adams, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Harriet Winterbourn, was 36. He married Jane Alice Merritt on 7 July 1850, in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 24 August 1908, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- John Adams, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Adams, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Adams, "Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1835
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Baby Warren BIRTH 14 Nov 1835 DEATH 14 Nov 1835 BURIAL Vine Bluff Cemetery Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 26896195 · View Source
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States
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.
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