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Birthdate
Abigail Smith was born November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy Smith. -
Mrs Adams
Abigail and John were third cousins and had known each other since they were young. They met at a social gathering at 17 and grew an interest in each other, three years they got married. -
John Quincy Adams
July 11, 1767 is the day Abigail gave birth to John Quincy Adams who in the future becomes the 6th president on the United States -
Politics
Abigail begins to comment on politics for the first time in the wake of the tea crisis. -
Abigail helping John
John Adams was chosen as a delegate for the first continental congress. This had meant that this would be the first of many separations, so Abigail had sent letters to John helping him with discussions and ideas. -
Death of Elizabeth Quincy Smith
Fall 1775, the inhabitants of Braintree suffered an epidemic of dysentery, an often-fatal bowel infection. Abigail had to nurse her sick relatives in addition to caring for her children. Her mother and five other members of her family eventually died from the illness. -
Remembering the Ladies
Abigail was a feminist. She believed women should take more part in decisions rather than simply serve their husbands. In a letter to John, she wrote "Remembering the Ladies". -
First Lady
When John Adams was elected president in 1797, Abigail had become the second person to be the First Lady. She was someone who had made a strong impression on the press and the public -
White House
Abigail and John were the first occupants of the executive mansion in Washington DC, which today is called the White House. -
Death
Abigail Adams died October 28, 1818 from a stroke of typhoid fever, two weeks prior to her 74th birthday
