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John Adams
1794 - 1884 (89 years)-
Name John Adams Birth 19 Oct 1794 Alford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 
Gender Male Military Service 1812 War of 1812 (US)
US ArmyDeath 1884 Ontario County, New York Burial East Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York Notes - John ADAMS learned the gunsmith's trade and went to St. Charles, MO and followed his trade for some time then returned on horse to New York, a distance of over 1000 miles. He owned part of the farm owned by his father. He sold this to a brother and then moved to Adams Basin where he grew silkworms and manufactured silk. He also worked at his gunsmith trade and at saw-milling. He served in the War of 1812 and drew a pension. His wife Philinda WILSON was a native of Bristol. He had three sons and five daughters with Philinda. His second wife was Margaret Adams of Palmyra. There one child died in infancy. Margaret died in 1872.
(History of Ontario County, New York)
Person ID I28608 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 24 Aug 2024
Father Jonathan Adams, b. 13 Oct 1757, Amenia, Dutchess County, New York d. 8 Mar 1811, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York (Age 53 years) Mother Abigail Sperry, b. 15 May 1756, Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 27 May 1843, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York (Age 87 years) Family ID F8825 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Philinda Wilson, b. 1805, Connecticut d. 14 Dec 1845, Monroe County, New York (Age 40 years) Children + 1. Oliver Edson Adams, b. 1825, Adams Basin, Monroe County, New York d. Apr 1892, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York (Age 67 years)2. Arthur T. Adams, b. 29 Jul 1838, Ogden, Monroe County, New York d. 1911, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York (Age 72 years)Family ID F8800 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- John ADAMS learned the gunsmith's trade and went to St. Charles, MO and followed his trade for some time then returned on horse to New York, a distance of over 1000 miles. He owned part of the farm owned by his father. He sold this to a brother and then moved to Adams Basin where he grew silkworms and manufactured silk. He also worked at his gunsmith trade and at saw-milling. He served in the War of 1812 and drew a pension. His wife Philinda WILSON was a native of Bristol. He had three sons and five daughters with Philinda. His second wife was Margaret Adams of Palmyra. There one child died in infancy. Margaret died in 1872.
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Birth - 19 Oct 1794 - Alford, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 
Death - 1884 - Ontario County, New York 
Burial - - East Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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