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Samuel Adams

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: July 17, 1751 (57)
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Nelson, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Adams, Jr. and Hannah Adams
Husband of Sarah Adams
Father of Samuel Adams; Sarah Tower; Mary Adams; Joseph Adams; Moses Adam Adams and 3 others
Brother of Rev. Joseph Adams; Josiah Bass Adams, I; Hannah Owen; Ruth Adams Webb; Bethiah Hunt and 2 others
Half brother of Mary Jones; Abigail Chapin and Caleb Adams, Died Young

Occupation: Deacon / Brewery Owner
Managed by: Kevin Tully
Last Updated:

About Samuel Adams

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ48-4Y1/samuel-adams-1693-1751

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Adams was born on 28 January 1693, in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph G Adams , II, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Bass, was 25. He married Sarah Payne on 6 October 1720, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1700. He died on 17 July 1751, in Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

Samuel Adams
Male
1693–1751

Male

Sarah Payne
Female
1697–1777

Female

Marriage
6 October 1720
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (10)

Samuel Adams Jr
Male
1723–1766

Male

Sarah Adams
Female
1726–1763

Female

Mary Adams
Female
1728–1730

Female

Joseph Adams
Male
1730–1809

Male

Joseph D. Adams Sr.
Male
1730–1809

Male

Moses Adams
Male
1732–1778

Male

Aaron Adams
Male
1736–1740

Male

Elijah Adams I
Male
1738–1798

Male

Nathaniel Adams
Male
1745–1763

Male

Joseph William Adams
Male
1745–1830

Male

Parents

Joseph G Adams , II
Male
1654–1737

Male

Hannah Bass
Female
1667–1705

Female

Siblings (8)

Rev. Joseph Adams , III
Male
1689–1783

Male

Deacon John Adams Sr.
Male
1691–1761

Male

Samuel Adams
Male
1693–1751

Male

Josiah Adams
Male
1696–1749

Male

Hannah Adams
Female
1698–1766

Female

Ruth Adams
Female
1700–1761

Female

Bethiah Adams
Female
1702–Deceased

Female

Captain Ebenezer Adams
Male
1704–1769

Male
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Samuel Adams's Timeline

1694
January 28, 1694
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1723
June 15, 1723
Braintree, MA, United States
1726
March 4, 1726
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1728
1728
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1730
November 27, 1730
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1733
January 31, 1733
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1736
1736
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1738
March 16, 1738
Braintree, Massachusetts