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Abigail Adams Inheriting New England’s strongest traditions, Abigail Smith was born on November 22, 1744 at Weymouth, Massachusetts. On her mother’s side she was descended from the Quincys, a family of great prestige in the colony; her father and other forebears were congregational ministers, leaders in a society that held its clergy in high esteem.
On June 12, 1786, Abigail married Colonel William Stephens Smith. They had four children: William Steuben Smith, John Adams Smith, Thomas Smith, and Caroline Amelia Smith. William Stephens Smith was always trying to get rich quickly and made many foolish decisions, so the Smiths did not have much money. But John Adams got William Stephens Smith ...
Abigail Smith Adams was a gifted and eloquent letter writer. Her correspondence reflects her deep engagement with contemporary social and political issues and provides a unique window into eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century life. The more than 1,100 letters she exchanged with her husband John are preserved in the Massachusetts Historical ...
11 de abr. de 2024 · Abigail Adams was an American first lady (1797–1801), the wife of John Adams, second president of the United States, and mother of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States. She was a prolific letter writer whose correspondence gives an intimate and vivid portrayal of life in the young republic.
Fonti, risorse bibliografiche, siti su Abigail Adams Edith B. Gelles, Portia: The World of Abigail Adams, Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, 1992 Edith B. Gelles, Abigail Adams: Letters, Library of America, New York, 2016 Referenze iconografiche: J ames Sharples (ca. 1751–1811), Abigail Smith Adams, MET
Abigail Smith Adams (* 11. November 1744 in Weymouth , Province of Massachusetts Bay , Britische Kolonie , heute Vereinigte Staaten ; † 28. Oktober 1818 in Quincy , Massachusetts ) war die Ehefrau des zweiten US-Präsidenten John Adams und gilt daher als zweite First Lady der Vereinigten Staaten , obgleich dieser Begriff erst nach ihrem Tode geprägt wurde.
8 de ago. de 2023 · ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS was born 11 November 1744 (observed on 22 November after the calendar revision of 1752), in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth (Quincy) Smith. She had no formal schooling, but her education included reading works by William Shakespeare, John Milton, and Alexander Pope.
