Adams, George Washington

Birth Name Adams, George Washington
Gender male
Age at Death 28 years, 17 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1801-04-13 Berlin, Prussia  
 
Christening 1801-04-13    
 
Death 1829-04-30 Long Island Sound, NY  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Adams, John Quincy1767-07-111848-02-23
Mother Johnson, Louisa Catherine1775-02-121852-05-14
         Adams, George Washington 1801-04-13 1829-04-30
    Brother     Adams, John 1803-07-04 1834-10-23
    Brother     Adams, Charles Francis 1807-08-18 1886-11-21
    Sister     Adams, Louisa Catherine 1811 1812

Narrative

Graduated from Harvard College, 1821; was admitted to the barand practiced law in Boston; represented Quincy in theLegislature, 1826; joined the Ancient and Honorable ArtilleryCompany of Boston, in 1826; was Orderly Serg't in 1827; becameCaptain of the City Guards of Boston; was Brigade Major of 3dBrigade, 1st Div., in 1828, and was lost on a steamer on LongIsland Sound, April 30, 1829; not married. (Source: AGenealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., andhis Descendants; also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., by AndrewN. Adams, 1898, The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vt.

Pedigree

  1. Adams, John Quincy
    1. Johnson, Louisa Catherine
      1. Adams, George Washington
      2. Adams, John
      3. Adams, Charles Francis
      4. Adams, Louisa Catherine

Ancestors