Capt. Elihu Adams

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Capt. Elihu Adams

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Braintree, (Now Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: March 18, 1776 (34)
Braintree, (Now Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon John Adams, Sr. and Susanna Hall
Husband of Thankful Hobart
Father of Susanna Adams; John Adams; Elisha Adams and Elihu Adams
Brother of John Adams, 2nd President of the USA and Captain Peter Boylston Adams, Esq.

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About Capt. Elihu Adams

DAR Ancestor #: A000465

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_Adams

Elihu Adams (May 29, 1741 – March 18, 1776) was the brother of United States President John Adams. He was captain of the Braintree Company at the Siege of Boston, and a minuteman who fought on the Concord Green in 1775. Born May 29, 1741 to John Adams and Susanna Boylston and died while serving in the Continental Army March 18, 1776. He was married to Thankful White in 1765. Their daughter, Susanna Adams, was born in 1766.

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Capt. Elihu Adams's Timeline

1741
May 29, 1741
Braintree, (Now Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1766
December 28, 1766
1768
May 20, 1768
1770
1770
1775
1775
1776
March 18, 1776
Age 34
Braintree, (Now Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States