The Quincy family of Boston included First Lady Abigail Adams, who was married to Founding Father and second President of the United States John Adams. Their son John Quincy Adams also later went ...

One of those four, John Quincy, would achieve the office of president. The other three lived ordinary lives in what has come to be regarded as an extraordinary family. Abigail Amelia Adams was ...

John Quincy, a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the grandfather of Abigail Adams. While locals pronounce the city's name as 'Quin-zee,' the Quincy family name is typically ...

Quincy said she has been mourning the loss alongside her family ... only had one child together, John had two older sons from previous marriages: John Adams Morgan Jr., whom he shared with ...

When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended. His wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, welcomed the change because she ...

but didn’t specifically address the issue of family pride in her letter to Adams. She did write her immigrant parents came to the U.S. with the “same purpose” many of the public servants she ...

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...

Quincy purchased Acapulcos Family Restaurant & Cantina to make way for a new park to include a large statue of John Quincy ...

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might differ from what it has become. John Quincy’s principal biographer ...

The answer lies in the family of Abigail Adams, whose roots in the Wollaston Hill area of the city go all the way back to the 1630s. Quincy is named for Abigail Adams' grandfather, Col.