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Adams, Abigail b. November 22, 1744 d. October 28, 1818
Presidential First Lady. She was the wife of 2nd United States President John Adams, and the mother of 6th United States President John Quincy Adams. Born in Waymouth, Massachusetts, on her mother's side she was descended from early prestigious leaders of the colony; her father was a Congregational minister. An avid reader, she formed an immediate bond with...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
Adams Crypt, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Adams, Brooks b. June 24, 1848 d. February 13, 1927
Historian, Author. The youngest child of American Diplomat and scholar Charles Francis Adams, he spent most of his childhood in England, returning to Boston Massachusetts to attend Harvard University (where he graduated in 1870). Over the next year, he served as his father's secretary abroad then later followed in the footsteps of his forbearers by going into the law. In 1881, after receiving a substantial inheritance...[Read More] (Bio by: Catharine)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Adams, Charles Francis b. August 18, 1807 d. November 21, 1886
US Congressman, US Diplomat. The son of 6th United States President John Quincy Adams and grandson of 2nd United States President John Adams, he spent much of his early life traveling with his parents in Europe. He returned in his adolescence to attend school in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating from Harvard University in 1825. He was chosen by [Read More] (Bio by: Catharine)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Adams Jr., Charles Francis b. May 27, 1835 d. March 20, 1915
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A member of the prominent Adams family, he was an 1856 graduate of Harvard University, and was practicing law when the Civil War started. At age 26 he volunteered for the Union Army, and was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant of Company H, 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry on December 19, 1861. He served with his company as it fought in South Carolina and in the September 1862 Antietam Campaign. Promoted to Captain and commander of Company H on October...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Old Section, Lot 337
Adams III., Charles Francis b. August 2, 1866 d. June 10, 1954
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, he was the great-great-grandson of President John Adams and son of President John Quincy Adams. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1892, practiced law for a while and served as the Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts, (1896-97). In 1929, President Herbert Hoover appointed him the 44th Secretary of the US Navy. While in office, he promoted public understanding of the Navy's indispensable role in international affairs, plus worked to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Adams, John Quincy b. July 11, 1767 d. February 23, 1848
6th United States President, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Congressman. The son of 2nd United States President John Adams, he was born less than 75 feet from the birthplace house of his father in Braintree, Massachusetts. As a youth he was extremely fearful for the life of his father who had signed his name to the Declaration of Independence thusly committing an act of treason against England, an offense punishable by...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Stroke
Adams Crypt, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Basement crypt
Adams, John [original burial site] b. October 30, 1735 d. July 4, 1826
2nd United States President, first United States Vice President, Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and Revolutionary War Patriot. Born the first of two sons to John and Susanna Boylston Adams, he was born in Braintree, Massachusetts (now part of Quincy, MA), where his father was a Puritan farmer, a lieutenant in the militia, a town selectman (town councilman), and a descendant of the first settlers who had arrived in...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Adams, John b. October 30, 1735 d. July 4, 1826
2nd United States President, first United States Vice President, Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and Revolutionary War Patriot. Born the first of two sons to John and Susanna Boylston Adams, he was born in Braintree, Massachusetts (now part of Quincy, MA), where his father was a Puritan farmer, a lieutenant in the militia, a town selectman (town councilman), and a descendant of the first settlers who had arrived in...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Adams Crypt, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Basement crypt
Adams, John Quincy [original burial site] b. July 11, 1767 d. February 23, 1848
6th United States President, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Congressman. The son of 2nd United States President John Adams, he was born less than 75 feet from the birthplace house of his father in Braintree, Massachusetts. As a youth he was extremely fearful for the life of his father who had signed his name to the Declaration of Independence thusly committing an act of treason against England, an offense punishable by...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Stroke
Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Adams, Louisa Catherine b. February 12, 1775 d. May 5, 1852
Presidential First Lady. The wife of 6th United States President John Quincy Adams, she was born in London, England to an American father. She was education in a French convent school, met John Quincy Adams while he was a diplomat serving in England and were married three years later at a ceremony in London (her new father-in-law, John Adams, had just...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Adams Crypt, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Clough-Leighter, Henry b. May 13, 1874 d. September 15, 1956
Composer. Writer of many art-songs, cycles, cantatas and large choral works with organ or orchestra accompaniments, including "The Christ of the Andes," a symphonic ode for chorus and orchestra. (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
De Wolfe, Billy b. February 18, 1907 d. March 5, 1974
Actor. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, his father encouraged him to become a Baptist minister, young William developed an interest in the Arts and Theatre. He changed his name to Billy De Wolfe, and entered vaudeville as a musical comedy performer during his late teen years. Working several nightclub and Broadway revues during the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved to the West coast with his eye on motion pictures. He was signed by Paramount Pictures for his first film, the [Read More] (Bio by: katzizkidz)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
GPS coordinates: 42.2575493, -70.9975586 (hddd.dddd)
Kilrain, Jake b. February 9, 1859 d. December 22, 1937
Boxer. Born John Joseph Killion in Greenpoint, New York, he was a professional prize fighter whose career spanned the bare knuckle era to the glove era. His best known fight was an epic 76 round loss against Heavyweight Champion John L. Sullivan in 1889. The match lasted over two hours. It was the last bare-knuckled championship fight. (Bio by: C.S.)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Talbot, Ralph b. January 6, 1897 d. October 25, 1918
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Talbot served as a Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. He was awarded his medal for service during World War I. His citation reads-For exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France. 2d Lt. Talbot participated in numerous air raids into enemy territory. On 8 October 1918, while on such a raid, he was attacked by 9 enemy scouts, and in the fight that...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Willard, Solomon b. June 26, 1783 d. February 27, 1861
Stone Carver, Architect. He was the designer of the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston, Massachusetts, among other prominent buildings, and is sometimes called "the Father of the Granite Industry" for his innovations in the selection, quarrying, and shipping of granite. In 1826, he developed the first commercial railway in the United States, the "Granite Railway", to move stone from quarries in Quincy, Massachusetts. He maintained a studio in Boston, where he taught classes in stone carving and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kristin Jones)
Hall Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Near front gate

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