Solomon Adams Esq. (1758 - 1833)

Born 7 Dec 1758 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Butterfield) Adams — married 16 Mar 1786 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1833 at age 74 in Vienna, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Solomon Adams Esq. served with 8th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Solomon Adams Esq. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000732.

Solomon Adams Esq. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 101622
Rank: Soldier

This profile is part of the Adams Name Study.

Solomon Adams was born on Dec 7, 1758 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, son of William Adams (1732–1766) and Elizabeth Richardson (1738– ).

Solomon married Hannah Butterfield on Mar 16, 1786 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Massachusetts. They had 8 children

1. Solomon Adams (1796–1856).

Solomon died on Nov 4, 1833 in Vienna, Kennebec, Maine, United States, aged 74. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine.

"History of Farmington" Solomon was killed when thrown from his carriage.

Sources

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: MTLF-R9L
• Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", citing Page: p 119 r 7; Digital film/folder number: 004934227; FHL microfilm: 868434; Image number: 125; Packet letter: L; Indexing batch: I11736-7, FamilySearch Record: Q29L-YKY7 (accessed 3 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRSY-N7W, Solomon Adams born on 7 Dec 175, son of William Adams & Elizebeth Adams, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
• Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", citing Digital film/folder number: 004934227; FHL microfilm: 868434; Record number: 162; Packet letter: L, FamilySearch Record: FHGK-STY (accessed 3 February 2024), Solomon Adams born in 1750-1759, son of William Adams & Elizebeth Adams, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
• Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", citing Digital film/folder number: 007596986; FHL microfilm: 12299, FamilySearch Record: F4NQ-X4Z (accessed 3 February 2024), Solomon Adams marriage to Hannah Butterfield on 16 Mar 1786 in Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
• Birth of daughter Elizebeth Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-43F (accessed 3 February 2024), Elizebeth Adams born to Solomon Adams on 5 Mar 1787 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son William Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-V4Q (accessed 3 February 2024), William Adams born to Solomon Adams on 4 Nov 1788 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of daughter Hannah Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-6Y6 (accessed 3 February 2024), Hannah Adams born to Solomon Adams on 6 Oct 1791 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of daughter Sarah Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-D27 (accessed 3 February 2024), Sarah Adams born to Solomon Adams on 15 Oct 1793 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Solomon Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-KBB (accessed 3 February 2024), Solomon Adams born to Solomon Adams on 15 Jun 1796 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son John Richard Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-NHR (accessed 3 February 2024), John Richard Adams born to Solomon Adams on 6 Apr 1799 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Benjamin Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-K72 (accessed 3 February 2024), Benjamin Adams born to Solomon Adams on 23 Sep 1801 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Birth of daughter Lucy Adams: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595546; FHL microfilm: 10865, FamilySearch Record: F449-D73 (accessed 3 February 2024), Lucy Adams born to Solomon Adams on 30 Jun 1805 in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
• Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40862208/solomon-adams: accessed), memorial page for Solomon Adams (7 Dec 1758–4 Nov 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40862208, citing Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Susan Moors (contributor 47987781).
• "A History of Farmington Franklin County, Maine, From the Earliest Explorations to Present Time, 1775 - 1885" by Francis Gould Butler .. Farmington Press of Knowlton, McLFaky and co. 1885
• Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 1, Page 76.
• Charles Alcott Flagg An Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Dover Maine 1920