- **Born:** October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts - **Parents:** John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston Adams - **Spouse:** Abigail Smith Adams - **Children:** Abigail Adams Smith, John Quincy Adams, Susanna Adams, Charles Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams - **Died:** July 4, 1826 in Quincy, Massachusetts - **Highest Office:** 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801) - **Other Notable Positions:** Vice President, Ambassador to Great Britain, Ambassador to the Netherlands, Continental Congress delegate - **Party Affiliation:** Federalist Party - **Historical Note:** Died on the same day as Thomas Jefferson, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.