Biography facts about john adams

(1735-1826)

Who Was John Adams?

John Adams was a direct descendant of Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied at Harvard University, where he received his undergraduate degree and master's degree, and in 1758, he was admitted to the bar.

In 1774, he served on the First Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Adams became the first vice president of the United States and the second president.

Early Life

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts.

His father, John Adams Sr., was a farmer, a Congregationalist deacon and a town councilman, and was a direct descendant of Henry Adams, a Puritan who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638.

Biography facts about john adams during his presidency

His mother, Susanna Boylston Adams, was a descendant of the Boylstons of Brookline, a prominent family in colonial Massachusetts.

At age 16, Adams earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University. After graduating in