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 John Adams Posted by:  Escanaba
N 41° 24.423 W 081° 54.334
17T E 424310 N 4584340
John Adams' grave is in the Butternut Ridge Cemetery, Olmsted Falls, OH.
Waymark Code: WM4Z8
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2005
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John Adams - Patriot veteran of the American Revolution
John Adams was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on February 2, 1751. His parents were William Addams and Susanna Bronson.
John Adams married Sarah Bronson, daughter of James Bronson and Sarah Brocket on May 25, 1780. They had six children:
Esther, born: March 21, 1781
Fanny, born: March 7, 1783
Benoni, born: February 25, 1785 m. Sally Bronson on February 17, 1813
Sarah, born: February 6, 1787
Hannah, born: December 1, 1789
Juliana, born: June 24, 1793
Sarah Bronson Adams died ___________________.
John Adams married (2) Cyntha Fitch, daughter of Ebenezer Fitch of Wallingford, CT, on May 21, 1794. They had seven children:
Luther Fitch, born: May 31, 1795
Lucius , baptized: August 27, 1797 m. Electa Phelps on February 15,1830
John, Jr., baptized December 1, 1799 m. Martha Hoadley on January 8, 1820
Ransom, born: October 27, 1803 m. Phoebe Underhill December 30, 1829
Horace F. m. Betsey Usher November 27, 1822
Amanda m. Maj. Terrill 1823
George, born: July 15, 1806, baptized October 19, 1806, died: August 14,
1832 in Chattanoga, TN m. Lemira Underhill March 22, 1832
Private John Adams served in Lt. Colonel Baldwin's Regiment commanded by Lt. Isaac Benham. The 10th regiment (Militia) marched on New York on August 9, 1776. (Source: The Town and City of Waterbury Connecticut from the Aboriginal Period to the Year 1895, by Joseph Anderson, vol. 1, New Haven, Price & Lee Co. 1846) Information also confirmed on page 460, Connecticut Servicemen in the American Revolution. John's brothers Luke and Sylvanus also served in the Regiment.
In the late fall of 1810, John Adams moved his family to the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio. His son, Benoni had made the move earlier and was employed carrying the mail to the far western settlements. Speculation is that John received property Ohio in payment for his military service in the Connecticut militia. The Western Reserve was then part of Connecticut and portions of the land were awarded to Revolutionary War soldiers in lieu of payment for service.
The following members of his family accompanied him in this move: his wife, Cyntha, Lucius, John, Horace F., Ransom, George, and Hannah. Also accompanying them was Marshall Bronson, a cousin of John's first wife Sarah.
John and his family arrived in Columbia, Ohio and settled on a farm owned by his son Benoni. In 1813,they moved to Brecksville and Adams family members were numbered among the pioneers of that village. In 1819 John Adams moved his family to North Olmsted and in 1820 he bought a farm in what later became West View, Ohio. His old home was located on what is now called Adams Street in West view.
John Adams died on April 4, 1826, aged 74 years. His grave in the Butternut Ridge Cemetery, North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, bears the following inscription: In Memory of John Adams who died April 4, 1826, aged 74 years. The grave is marked with a bronze star maker provided by the daughters of the American Revolution. His wife, Cyntha's grave is next to his. She died August 14, 1849, aged 86 years,
Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave
Date of Birth: February 2, 1751
Date of Death: April 4, 1826
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
In Memory of John Adams who died April 4, 1826, aged 74 years.
Ranks:
Private John Adams served in Lt. Colonel Baldwin's Regiment commanded by Lt. Isaac Benham. The 10th regiment (Militia) marched on New York on August 9, 1776. (Source: The Town and City of Waterbury Connecticut from the Aboriginal Period to the Year 1895, by Joseph Anderson, vol. 1, New Haven, Price & Lee Co. 1846) Information also confirmed on page 460, Connecticut Servicemen in the American Revolution. John's brothers Luke and Sylvanus also served in the Regiment.
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