Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Adams was born on 22 May 1817, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, her father, Edmond Adams, was 25 and her mother, Rachel, was 23. She married James Wareham on 13 August 1835, in West Milton, Union Township, Miami, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 1 September 1867, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Harriet Warehamd in household of Jas Wareham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Harriet Sovins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Harriet Adams Wareham, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1813–1898 Male
1817–1867 Female
Children (4)
1837–1839 Male
1838–1842 Female
1842–1844 Female
1845–1935 Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 3
1831
Age 14
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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