Samuel Adams (1717 - 1791)

Born 6 Jun 1717 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Jewett) Adams — married 26 Nov 1747 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 May 1791 at age 73 in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Samuel Adams was born on 6 June 1717, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Abraham Adams II, was 41 and his mother, Anna Longfellow, was 33. He married Mary Jewett on 26 November 1747, in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 May 1791, in Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, at the age of 73, and was buried in Byfield Cemetery, Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts

He succeeded to the Homestead, Newbury-Byfield (Highfields), and is described as a shrewd businessman who acquired a large property. He went with four of his sons as soldiers in the war of the Revolution and his house was a rendezvous for all the patriots. He died 08 May 1791, aged 73 years. His widow died 17 November 1812 at the age of 90 years.

Joseph ADAMS b: 28 SEP 1748 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Mary ADAMS b: 15 JUL 1750 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Samuel ADAMS b: 27 OCT 1752 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

David ADAMS b: 15 DEC 1754 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Josiah ADAMS b: 03 APR 1757 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Stephen ADAMS b: 05 MAY 1760 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Jane ADAMS b: 24 APR 1763 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Source

Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1, Ezra S. Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker Lewis Publishing Company, 1908.

A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Massachusetts, and his Descendants, 1635-1900, Andrew N. Adams

History and genealogy of the Jewetts of America F.C. Jewett, 1908

ADAMS FAMILY PAPERS, 1723-1929

Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, Deaths

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29292996/samuel-adams: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Samuel Adams (1717–8 May 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29292996, citing Byfield Parish Cemetery, Byfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by God Bless .❤.Sandra.❤. (contributor 46907313).

Acknowledgments

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