Life of John Adams

October 30, 1735 - John Adams born to John and Susanna Boylston Adams, in Braintree, Massachusetts. 1755 - Adams graduates from Harvard College. 1761 - Adams is admitted to the bar. 1764 - Adams marries Abigail Smith in Weymouth, Massachusetts. 1765 - Adams opposes the Stamp Act. 1770 - Boston Massacre; Adams acts as defense counsel for British soldiers. 1774 to 1778 - Adams represents Massachusetts at the Continental Congress. 1789 - Adams becomes Vice President under George Washington. 1801 - John Adams succeeded by Thomas Jefferson. July 4, 1826 - John Adams dies on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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