Full name: John Adams

Born: October 30, 1735

Died: July 4, 1826

Burial site: First Unitarian Church, Quincy, Massachusetts

Parents: John and Susanna Boylston Adams

Spouse: Abigail Smith (1744-1818; m. 1764)

Children: Abigail Amelia (1765-1813); John Quincy (1767-1848); Susanna (1768-1770); Charles (1770-1800); Thomas Boylston (1772-1832)

Religion: Unitarian

Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1755)

Occupations: Farmer; teacher; attorney

Government positions: Continental congressman; minister to France, the Netherlands, and England ; vice president under George Washington

Political party: Federalist

Dates as president: March 4, 1797- March 4, 1801

Age upon taking office: 61