Abigail Adams biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Abigail Adams

Author Name:

Abigail Adams

Born As:

Abigail Smith

Other Names:

Born:

11 Dec 1744

Died:

28 Oct 1818




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Feminist and patriot                          
                          
Mother Elizabeth Quincy
Father William Smith.
Married John Adams in 1764; six children:
Abigail, John Quincy, Susanna, Charles, Thomas and Elizabeth (stillborn).




                          
First Lady 1797-1801                          
Portrait on currency:

The First Spouse Program under the Presidential $1 Coin Act authorizes the United States Mint to issue 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins and bronze medal duplicates to honor the first spouses of the United States. 

The Abigail Adams coin was released on June 19, 2007, and sold out in just hours and her writing on the back meant that she was writing to John Adams.