Abigail Adams

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Abigail Adams

• ByHailey Champagne
• Erin Mathews
• Kendall Roland

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When and where was she born?

• She was born on November 11,1744
• She was born in Weymouth, MA.

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Early Life

• She lived in a small cottage before she got
  married.
• Abigail married John Adams on October 25.
• John Adams was a friend of Mary, Abigails older
  sister.

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What was her family like?

• Her children's names wereJohn Quincy, Charles,
  Thomas, Abigail (Nabby.)
• Abigails third child, second daughter Susanna,
  died only at the age of two.
• Abigail became a grandmother when Nabbys son was
  born.

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What was she famous for?

• Abigail Adams was the first woman to be both the
  wife and the mother of a U.S. President.
• Abigail was the first lady ever in the White
  House.
• Her husband,President John Adams, and the country
  benefited from her intelligence and her strength.
• A couple of the letters to her husband offered
  strong opinions,especially her wishes for a
  stronger woman's role in their new country.

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Other Interesting Information

• Abigail became seriously ill and nearly died, a
  couple weeks before October 28 1818.
• Abigail loved to sit by the fireplace and read
  the books from her fathers home library.
• John and Abigail lived in Braintree now called
  Quincy Massachusetts,near Boston.

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Sources

• Abigail Adams Early Life
• Abigail Adams
• Abigail Adams Life