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25 lis 2019 · When in early 1861, Charles Francis Sr. was tapped by President-elect Abraham Lincoln to serve as his minister to Great Britain, the elder Adams took his third son, Henry, with him to London, leaving Charles Francis Jr. behind to manage the family’s investments.
His older brothers were George Washington Adams (1801–1829) and John Adams II (1803–1834). His sister, Louisa, was born in 1811 but died in 1812 while the family was in Russia. He was named in part after Francis Dana. On July 4, 1826, Adams’ grandfather died of heart failure at the age of 90.
17 lut 2023 · John Quincy Adams was the son of former President John Adams and became a staunch abolitionist throughout his entire life.
19 sie 2013 · Charles Francis Adams, Sr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the third son of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams. Charles Francis’ childhood education was supported by his father’s diplomatic mission to Russia (1809), as well as his service as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1815) and U.S. Secretary of State (1817).
5 sty 2007 · John and Abigail Adams had three sons and two daughters, one of whom, Susanna, died in infancy. One son became president of the United States. The other two died alcoholics.
10 kwi 2024 · Charles Francis Adams Sr. Born 18 Aug 1807 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Ancestors. Son of John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams. Brother of George Washington Adams, John Adams, Infant Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams.
25 lis 2019 · Although one of his corporals was Charles Douglass, Adams had no interest in getting to know his junior officers, and he evidently never discovered that he served with the son of Frederick Douglass, America’s most famous black abolitionist.
