Wife of john quincy adams biography

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    Abigail Adams

    First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801

    For other people named Abigail Adams, see Abigail Adams (disambiguation).

    Abigail Adams

    Portrait c. 1800–1815 bygd Gilbert Stuart

    In role
    March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
    PresidentJohn Adams
    Preceded byMartha Washington
    Succeeded byMartha Randolph(acting)
    In role
    April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797
    Vice PresidentJohn Adams
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byAnn Gerry
    Born

    Abigail Smith


    (1744-11-22)November 22, 1744
    Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America
    DiedOctober 28, 1818(1818-10-28) (aged 73)
    Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Resting placeUnited First Parish Church
    Quincy, Massachusetts
    Spouse
    Children6, including Abigail, John Quincy, Charles, and Thomas
    RelativesAdams political family
    Quincy political family
    Signature

    Abigail Adams (néeSmith; November 22, [O.S. November 11&

  • wife of john quincy adams biography

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    Only First Lady born outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to this country until four years after she had married John Quincy Adams. Political enemies sometimes called her English. She was born in London to an English mother, Catherine Nuth Johnson, but her father was American--Joshua Johnson, of Maryland--and he served as United States consul after 1790.

    A career diplomat at 27, accredited to the Netherlands, John Quincy developed his interest in charming 19-year-old Louisa when they met in London in 1794. Three years later they were married, and went to Berlin in course of duty. At the Prussian court she displayed the style and grace of a diplomat's lady; the ways of a Yankee farm community seemed strange indeed in 1801 when she first reached the country of which she was a citizen. Then began years divided among the family home in Quincy, Massachusetts, their house in Boston, and a political home in Washington, D.C. When the Johnsons had settled in t

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    Louisa Catherine Johnson, born in England to an American father and a British mother, spent much of her youth in France. Her difficult marriage to John Quincy Adams was strained, and she suffered bouts of depression. As the wife of the United States minister to Prussia, her fluent French and exquisite European etiquette were assets her husband refused to appreciate. Louisa's charisma and intellectual inquisitiveness shone brightly in Washington society, and invitations to her political parties were as sought after as Dolley Madison's. Her husband’s political aspirations were stifled during his presidency. Unhappy and bored, Louisa ate chocolate shells and wrote biting semi-autobiographic plays and poetry while living in the White House.

    Born: February 12, 1775, London, England

    Died: May 15, 1852, Washington, D.C.

    Early Life and Family Background

    Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was born on February 12, 1775, in London, England, making her the first First Lady born outside t