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John Adams was the oldest of three brothers, born on October 30, 1735 (October 19, 1735 by the Old Style, Julian calendar), in Braintree, Massachusetts, though in an area which became part of Quincy, Massachusetts in 1792. His birthplace is now part of Adams National Historical Park. His father, a farmer and a Deacon... named John (1690-1761), was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams, who immigrated from Barton St David, Somerset, England, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1636, from a Welsh male line called Ap Adam.[1] His mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.[2] Who is a descendant of the Boylstons of Brookline, one of the colony's most vigorous and successful families.
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When he was a boy, John Adams thought that he would take over his father's farm when he grew up. Instead he became a lawyer. Later, when the American colonies began to fight for freedom from Britain, he got involved in politics. John became a respected leader. He helped to write the Declaration of Independence. He was sent to other countries to get aid for the young country.
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John Adams was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1947. His father taught him how to play the clarinet and he played in several community ensembles while he was growing up. He began composing at the age of ten and heard his first orchestral piece performed when he was thirteen. Adams studied music at Harvard and graduated in 1971. He moved to California in 1971 to teach at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, a position he held for ten years. His notable students there include Jin Hi Kim.
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John Adams family had been in America for generations when he was born. His father was a farmer who had been Harvard educated. He taught his son to read before he entered school under Mrs. Belcher. He quickly moved into Joseph Cleverly’s Latin school and then studied under Joseph Marsh before becoming a student at Harvard College in 1751 graduating in four years and then studying law. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1758.
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