John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) served as the first Vice President of the United States (1789–1797) and as its second President of the United States|President]] (1797–1801). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was also the first President to reside in the newly built White House in Washington, D.C., which was completed in 1800.
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|Offspring of Deacon John Adams, Sr. and Susanna Boylston (1708-1797)|
|John Adams (1735-1826)||30 October 1735 Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States||4 July 1826 Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States|| Abigail Smith (1744-1818)|
|Peter Boylston Adams (1738-1823)||16 October 1738 Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts||2 June 1823 Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts|| Mary Crosby (1749-1823)|
|Elihu Adams (1741-1776)||29 May 1741 Holbrook, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States||10 August 1775 Holbrook, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States|| Thankful White (1747-1822)|
|Thomas Boylston Adams (1743-)|
Adams National Historical Park, formerly Adams National Historic Site, in Quincy, Massachusetts, preserves the home of Presidents of the United States John Adams (1735-1826) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), of U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, and of the writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams and many other members of the famous Adams political family.
The national historical park's eleven buildings tell the story of five generations of the Adams family (from 1720 to 1927) including Presidents, First Ladies, U.S. Ministers, historians, writers, and family members who supported and contributed to their success. In addition to Peacefield, home to four generations of the Adams family, the park's main historic features include the John Adams Birthplace (October 30, 1735), the nearby John Quincy Adams Birthplace (July 11, 1767), and the Stone Library (built in 1870 to house the books of John Quincy Adams and believed to be the first presidential library), containing more than 14,000 historic volumes in 12 languages.
There is an off-site Visitors Center less than a mile (1.6 km) away. Regularly scheduled tours of the houses are offered in season (April 19 to November 10), by guided tour only, using a tourist trolley provided by the Park Service between sites. Access to United First Parish Church, where the Adamses worshipped and are buried, is provided by the congregation for which they ask a small donation. The church is across the street from the Visitors Center.
- John Adams Historic Site - National Park Service official website
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