John Adams

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1812; War of 1812 (US) US Army

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)

Family/Spouse: Philinda Wilson. Philinda (daughter of Deacon Shubael Wilson and Elizabeth Henry) was born in 1805 in Connecticut; died on 14 Dec 1845 in Monroe County, New York; was buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Adams Basin, Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Oliver married Marietta M. McKinney about 1845. Marietta was born in 1828; died in 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Came to East Bloomfield when he was 14 and lived with his brother
Oliver Edson Adams working at the Blacksmith trade
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Arthur T. Adams, East Bloomfield, a native of Adams' Basin, Monroe
county, born July 29, 1838, is a son of John, who was one of seven
children of Jonathan Adams, who settled on a farm in East Bloomfield
in 1795; a part of the farm is now owned by subject. John was born in
Massachusetts in 1794, and learned the gunsmith's trade. He went to
St. Charles, Mo., and there followed his trade for some time, then
returned on horse back to New York, a distance of 1,000 miles. Soon
after he arrived he exchanged his pony for household furniture,
manufactured in what was then "Mechanic's Hall," E. B., some of the
chairs being still in existence. He owned part of the farm settled by
his father, which he sold to a brother and moved to Adams' Basin,
where he engaged in growing silk-worms and in manufacturing silk. He
also worked at his trade and at saw-milling. He served in the War of
1812, and drew a pension. He was twice married, first to Philinda
Wilson, a native of Bristol, by whom he had three sons and five
daughters. Second, to Margaret Adams, of Palmyra, by whom he had one
child who died in infancy. Mrs. Adams died in 1872, and Mr. Adams in
1884. Arthur T., when fourteen years old, came to East Bloomfield to
visit relatives, and from that time lived and worked with his brother,
Oliver Edson Adams, at the blacksmith trade for eleven years,
attending school winters at the academy. At the death of his uncle he
fell heir to the farm of ninety-five acres, on which he has since
lived. Here he has put up good buildings and made many other
improvements. The wife of Arthur T. Adams is Laura Parmele, a native
of East Bloomfield, and a daughter of Nelson and Laura (Childs)
Parmele. To subject and wife were born two children: Woodbry B., born
in 1868, educated in East Bloomfield Union School, and graduated from
Buffalo School of Pharmacy in 1891. He is at present a druggist in
Buffalo; and Nellie Blanche, a student in East Bloomfield Union
School. Mr. Adams is a Republican, but not an aspirant to office. He
is a natural musician, and for a number of years was leader in the
Congregational choir, but at present he and his daughter are engaged
with the M. E. Church choir, his daughter an organist. A number of
years ago, Mr. Adams organized a male quartet in East Bloomfield,
which is still in existence. It is composed of Mr. Adams, Jesse
Wheeler, William Spitz, and Charles Munson.

Birth:
Adams Basin