Public service was in the Adams family DNA: John and Abigail’s oldest son, John Quincy Adams, became America’s sixth President. After an unsuccessful bid at re-election, he served for 17 years ...

The house at what is now 133 Franklin St., Quincy, known as the John Adams Birthplace, was built by Joseph Penniman in 1681 and inhabited by the Penniman family until Deacon John Adams (1692-1761 ...

A homeless man who was probably looking for a place to sleep was arrested Thursday night for allegedly breaking into the birthplace of John Quincy Adams, a registered national historic site ...

John Quincy Adams joins House, Nov. 6, 1830. By Andrew Glass 11/06/2008 04:41 AM EST. On this day in 1830, John Quincy Adams, who had served from 1825 to 1829 as the nation’s sixth president, ...

John’s wife Abigail is known as an advocate for women’s rights and his son, John Quincy Adams, later served as our nation’s sixth president,” Lynch said in support of his bill. The bill ...

February 9, 1825: House puts John Quincy Adams in the White House. By ANDREW GLASS, ... 2011 3:22 p.m. On this day in 1825, the House elected Secretary of State John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) ...

John Adams' birthplace at 133 Franklin St. was built in 1681 and bought by Adams' father, Deacon John Adams, in 1720. The future second president was born in the small rural cottage on Oct. 30, 1735.