Deacon Samuel Adams
Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Samuel Adams was a member of the notable Adams family of Barton St David, Somerset, England. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Capt John Adams
- Son: Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was a member of the notable Adams family of Barton St David, Somerset, England. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1689/05/06 | Hannah Webb Adams, wife of Capt John Adams, gives birth to a son, Samuel Adams, in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. | Born | |||||
| 1713/04/21 | Mary Fifield, daughter of Richard Fifield and Mary Thurston Fifield, marries Samuel Adams. | Groom | |||||
| 1739/12/00 | John Colman secures almost 400 subscribers in a scheme to issue paper money secured by real estate mortgages. The Directors of his 'Land Bank' include Robert Auchmuty, William Stoddard and Samuel Adams. | Bank Officer | Land Bank, Province of Massachusetts Bay | ||||
| 1740/03/00 | The Committee of the General Court, appointed to investigate the Landbank scheme and the Silver Scheme, reports unfavorably on the Land Bank. The Massachusetts House votes to defer a decision until May and prohibits both groups from issuing loans. | Bank Officer | Old State House | Boston | Land Bank, Province of Massachusetts Bay | ||
| 1740/11/10 | Robert Choate and Justice of the Peace Samuel Adams, resign from their government positions. | Bank Officer | Land Bank, Province of Massachusetts Bay | ||||
| 1741/07/00 | The British Parliament declares all the transactions of the Land Bank illegal and void and orders that they should be entirely abandoned on or before 29 Sept 1741, under penalty of treble damages. | Bank Officer | Land Bank, Province of Massachusetts Bay | ||||
| 1748/03/08 | Samuel Adams dies, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Deacon Adams is buried in the Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. | Died | Granary Burying Ground | Boston |
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