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Tag Archives: Nabby Adams
Nabby Adams and the Royall Tyler Affair
The Enigmatic Miss Nabby Abigail (Nabby) Adams (1765-1813), the only daughter of John and Abigail Adams was a hard one to figure. By her mid-teens (considered courtin’-age, if not actually marriageable), she was considered a fine looking young woman, well … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams sister Mary Cranch, Adams In-law William Smith, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Adams' daughter Nabby, Mercy Warren, Nabby Adams, Nabby Adams Smith, Nabby Adams' beau Royall Tyler, President John Adams, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Royall Tyler, US history, William Stephens Smith
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Abigail Adams, Mater Familias.
Abigail Adams raised four children of her own. She eventually raised nearly a dozen more as part of her extended family. Abigail’s Immediate Family Circle The four children born to John and Abigail Smith Adams were not a stellar bunch. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams brother William Smith, Abigail Adams Smith, Abigail Adams' grandchildren, Abigail Adams' niece Louisa Smith, Abigail Adams' sister Elizabeth Shaw, Abigail Louisa Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, Adams' nephew Billy Shaw, American history, Charles Adams, Col. Wm. Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, Presidential families, Presidential history, Sally Smith Adams, Susanna Adams, The Boston Athenaeum, Thomas Boylston Adams, White House history, William (Billy) Shaw
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Abigail Adams and the Inoculation Decision
Smallpox was an extremely contagious disease. The mortality rate was at least 30%. George Washington’s Decision Shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord in mid-1775, George Washington, a former Colonel of the Virginia Militia and the highest ranking professional … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Colonial history, Dr. Edward Jenner, Dr. Thomas Bullfinch, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, history, inoculation for smallpox in Colonial times, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, MArtha Washington, Nabby Adams, Presidential history, smallpox in the 18th century, THe Continental Army, Thomas Adams
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Nabby Adams: The Mastectomy
John and Abigail Adams’ daughter underwent a mastectomy when she was forty-four. The Oldest Adams Offspring The eldest of the four surviving children of John and Abigail Adams was a daughter, named Abigail (1765-1813) and forever nicknamed “Nabby.” Somewhat withdrawn … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams sister Mary Cranch, Adams' son-in-law William Smith, American history, cancer in colonial times, Dr.Benjamin Rush, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, Nabby Adams Smith, Nabby Adams' beau Royall Tyler, performing surgery in 19th century, Royall Tyler, the mastectomy of Nabby Adams, treating cancer in 19th century, US history, William Smith Adams' son-in-law
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John Adams and The Validation of America
March 4, 1797 is one of those barely recognized dates – but it is a pivotal one. The Lonely Inaugural of John Adams Inaugurals today are times of celebration: parades, parties, balls. People come from all over the globe to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams Smith, American history, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Inaugural of John Adams, John Adams, John Adams' faily, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, PResident George Washington, President John Adams, Presidential history, Thomas Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Vice President John Adams, Vice President Thomas Jefferson
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Mrs. Adams Goes to Paris
Abigail Adams had never been farther from home than Boston, when her husband sent for her to come to Paris. The Separations of Abigail and John Adams When the Adamses married in 1764, John Adams was a struggling attorney, riding … Continue reading
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