For other people named Abigail Adams, see Abigail Adams (disambiguation).
Abigail Adams
Portrait c. 1800-1815
First Lady of the United States
In role March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
President
John Adams
Preceded by
Martha Washington
Succeeded by
Martha Randolph (acting)
Second Lady of the United States
In role April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797
Vice President
John Adams
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Ann Gerry
Personal details
Born
Abigail Smith
(1744-11-22)November 22, 1744 Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died
October 28, 1818(1818-10-28) (aged 73) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place
United First Parish Church Quincy, Massachusetts
Spouse
John Adams
(m. 1764)
Children
Abigail
John
Susanna
Charles
Thomas
Elizabeth
Parent(s)
William Smith (father) Elizabeth Quincy (mother)
Relatives
Adams political family Quincy political family
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Abigail Adams (néeSmith; November 22, [O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She was a founder of the United States, and was both the first second lady and second first lady of the United States, although such titles were not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women in American history who were both married to a U.S. president and the mother of a U.S. president.[1]
Adams's life is one of the most documented of the first ladies; many of the letters she wrote to her husband John Adams while he was in Philadelphia as a delegate in the Continental Congress prior and during the American Revolution document the closeness and versatility of their relationship. John Adams frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. Her letters also serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front.
Surveys of historians conducted periodically by the Siena College Research Institute since 1982 have consistently found Adams to rank as one of the three most highly regarded first ladies by historians.
^"Barbara Bush, matriarch of Bush dynasty, dies at 92". David Cohen. Politico. April 17, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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