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John Quincy Adams

Gravemarker of John Q. Adams

• Father: Samuel Adams b. 17 Sep 1781, d. 7 Apr 1847
• Mother: Dorcas Heald b. 28 Mar 1793, d. 12 Jan 1867

• Company: 1_SS

• John Quincy Adams was born about on 22 Mar 1826 at Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Samuel Adams and Dorcas Heald.
• On 7 Apr 1847 his father, Samuel Adams, died at age 65.
• On 18 Nov 1847 John Quincy Adams, 21, married Adeline Carter, daughter of Enoch Carter and Rebecca Foster, at Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• John Quincy Adams and Adeline Carter were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 20 Jul 1860 at Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  John Q. Adams, 34, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
  Adeline, 33
  Benjamin F., 11
  Laura A., 8
  Elsy M., 4
  Effie A., 1.
• In 1862 John was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment, John gave his occupation as farmer.
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  On 15 Aug 1862 John Quincy Adams mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 36 years, 4 months and 24 days old.
• John Quincy Adams and Albion Augustine Adams, brothers, served together in the 1st Company, Andrew Sharpshooters.
• John Quincy Adams died on 17 Sep 1862 at The Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland. He was 36 years, 5 months and 26 days old.
• He was buried in 1862 at Green Cemetery, Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Adeline made application for a widow's pension in Mar 1863 his wife, received certificate number 32801, citing service in Co K of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry.
• On 22 Sep 1872 John's daughter, Elsie Maria Adams married Robert W. Parish at Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• In 1875 John's daughter, Laura Agusta Adams married Stephen Comina at Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• On 24 Jul 1878 John's daughter, Effie Amelia Adams married Charles A. Roberts at Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• John Quincy Adams's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Adeline Carter in the 1880 US Federal Census on 14 Jun 1880 at Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as:
  Adams, Adeline, 53, widow, b. MA (as were all)
  Comina, Stephen, 29, married, farm labor, b. Nova Scotia
  ---, Laura, 28, daur
  Roberts, Effie A., 20, daur, married
  in the same duplex house:
  Adams, Benj. F., 30, works in shoe shop
  ---, Sarah B., 30, wife
  ---, Edith E., 5, daur
  ---, Rodney, 1, son.
• Adeline, his wife, outlived John and died on 23 Aug 1900 at Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, of Bright's disease.
• On 17 Sep 1900 Sergt. John Q. Adams was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the 35th anniversary of the battle. (Articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).
• John Quincy Adams is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.

• Last Edited: 3 May 2011

Reuben W. Adams

• Father: Fitts Adams b. 1815, d. 6 Feb 1874
• Mother: Keziah Ross b. between 1817 - 1818, d. 15 Dec 1891

• Company: F

• Reuben W. Adams was born in Nov 1839 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, son of Fitts Adams and Keziah Ross.
• Reuben W. Adams was enumerated in the household of Fitts Adams and Keziah Ross in the 1850 US Federal Census on 2 Nov 1850 at Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont, as:
  Fitts Adams, 33, laborer, b. VT (sic)
  Keziah, 31, b. VT
  **Reuben, 12
  Mary, 8
  Laura, 6
  Loren, 4 (m.)
  Fitts, Jr. 2.
• On 29 Nov 1860 Reuben W. Adams married Betsey Haire, 18, daughter of Roswell Haire and Charlotte Lafflin, at Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 5 Nov 1861 his brother-in-law, Lewis Haire, died at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, unmarried, of gunshot wounds suffered at Ball's Bluff at age 20.
• Reuben W. Adams and Lewis Haire, brothers-in-law, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Reuben enlisting after Lewis' death.
• In 1862 Reuben was living at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, Reuben gave his occupation as shoemaker.
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  On 2 Aug 1862 Reuben mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 22 years and 9 months old.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Reuben W. Adams was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
• On 26 Mar 1863 Betsey Haire, his wife, died at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption at age 20.
• On 11 Apr 1863 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Reuben W. Adams was included in the published list of Oxford volunteers.
• On 1 May 1863 Reuben ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability from injury received in action.
  
  
• On 4 Jul 1863 his father-in-law, Roswell Haire, died at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, while serving with the 19th Maine, which fought alongside the 15th Massachusetts in that battle.
• Starting 9 Sep 1864, Reuben also served in the 186th NY Infantry, Co. G from Watertown, NY.
• He ended his service with 186th NY Infantry, Co. G on 2 Jun 1865 at Alexandria, Alexandria (city), Virginia.
• He made application for a veteran's pension in Mar 1868, received certificate number 121910.
• Reuben W. Adams married Adaline C. [--?--]
• Reuben W. Adams and Adaline C. [--?--] were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1880 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, as:
  Adams, R. W., 41, hack man, b. NY (of MA parents - sic)
  ---, Adaline C., 37, wife, b. NY (of NY parents)
  ---, Jennie N., 7, b. NY
  ---, Orson L., 2, son, b. NY
  Jacobs, S. A., 63, mother, widow, b. NY
  Patnoe, J. V., 31, sister, (?), dress maker, b. NY.
• On 9 May 1882 Adaline C. [--?--], his wife, died.
• Reuben W. Adams married Delia A. [--?--]
• Reuben W. Adams was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, but no service data is given.
• On 26 Jan 1891 Delia A. [--?--], his wife, died.
• Between 1893 - 1894 Reuben W. Adams married Mary Lane, daughter of Calvin Lane and Catherine Folts.
• Reuben W. Adams and Mary Lane were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 30 Jun 1900 at Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, with in-laws as:
  Lane, Sevillah, head, (m) b. Nov 1830, 44, single, b. NY (fat b. VT, mor b. NY), farmer
  ---, Jesse S., nephew, b. July 1887, 12, b. NY (fat b. Canada Eng, mor b. NY
  Adams, Mary, sister, b. Apr 1842, 58, married six years, no children, b. NY, (fat b. VT, mor b. NY)
  **Adams, Reuben W., brother-in-law, b. Nov 1839, 60, b. NY, (fat b. MA, mor b. VT), peddler, drygoods.
• Reuben W. Adams and Mary Lane were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 4 May 1910 at Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, as:
  Adams, Reuben W., head, 71,
  ---, Mary Wife, 66, married first 17 years, no children
  Lane, Sirsala, brother-in-law, 60, single.
• On 28 Feb 1921 Mary Lane, his wife, died at Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, at age 78.
• Reuben W. Adams died on 24 Apr 1921 at Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont. He was 81 years and 5 months old.
• He was buried on 29 Apr 1921 at Brookside Cemetery (Old Ground), Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, Lot 12.

• Last Edited: 30 Apr 2011

• Charts: Descendants of Clark and Elizabeth (Adams) Laflin

William L. Adams

Gravemarker of William L. Adams

• Father: Benjamin F. Adams b. 1812, d. 1 Aug 1877
• Mother: Frances P. Holmes b. 2 Mar 1815, d. 12 Oct 1882

• Company: F

• William L. Adams was born on 5 Mar 1840 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Benjamin F. Adams and Frances P. Holmes.
• William L. Adams was enumerated in the household of Benjamin F. Adams and Frances P. Holmes in the 1860 US Federal Census on 31 Jul 1860 at West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Benj. F. Adams, 48, shoemaker, b. ME
  Frances P. 45, b. VA
  Rebecca F., 18, b. MA
  Charles H., 14, b. MA
  Thomas J., 12, b. MA
  Austin H., 7, b. MA
  John W., 22, bootmaker, b. MA
  **William L., 20, mariner, b. MA.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, William gave his occupation as seaman (per MASSCW); farmer (per Ford's hisotry).
• In 1861 William was living at West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 William mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 21 years, 4 months and 7 days old.
• On 21 Oct 1861, at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, William was missing.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William L. Adams was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, William L. Adams was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
• On 22 Feb 1862 at "The New York Times", New York City, New York, William L. Adams was mentioned in an article about the return of prisoners under a flag of truce.
• John C. and Joseph T. Blancher, confirming Sidney Smith's death at Ball's Bluff in a pension application dated 13 May 1862, reported that "Corporal (William L.) Adams of his Company who was taken prisoner and afterward released stated that he took him in his arms and laid him under a tree and that he was dead."
• On 17 Sep 1862 William L. Adams was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
• Edward J. Russell wrote a letter on 28 Sep 1862 from Bolivar, Virginia,, mentioning William L. Adams, as follows: in support of a widow's pension for the wife of Sidney Smith.
• He died on 7 Nov 1862 at Smoketown, Washington County, Maryland, of wounds received at the Battle of Antietam.. He was 22 years, 8 months and 2 days old.
• He was buried in Nov 1862 at Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland, Gravesite:#980.
  
• He was buried in Nov 1862 at Pine Grove Cemetery, West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Sec. N2. Lot 33 (Note: This is possibly a family memorial stone, since he also has a grave site at the Antietam National Cemetery.).
• John W. Adams, his brother, was wounded on 15 May 1864 at New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, serving with the 34th Massachusetts Infantry.
• George, his brother, outlived William and died on 15 May 1864 at New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, killed in action, serving with the 34th Massachusetts Infantry.
• On 17 Sep 1900 William L. Adams was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, as having died of his wounds received at the battle. (Read several articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).
• Credits: John Banks, who provided the cemetery photo.

• Last Edited: 13 Feb 2011

Andrew Addison

• Father: William Addison b. 1809, d. 15 Dec 1892
• Step-mother: Mary Ann Muller b. between 1817 - 1818, d. before 1891

• Company: H

• Andrew Addison was born between 1843 - 1844 at Scotland, son of William Addison and Mary Ann Muller.
• On 18 Jan 1851 Andrew's widowed father, William Addison, remarried to Mary Ann Muller, son of Charles Addison, at Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• Andrew Addison was enumerated in the household of William Addison and Mary Ann Muller in the 1860 US Federal Census on 8 Jun 1860 at Sutton P. O., Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Wm. ADDISON, 49, m., day laborer, b. Scotland
  Mary A., 42, b. Scotland
  James, 19, apprentice mechanic, b. Scotland
  Andrew, 15, day laborer, b. Scotland.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Andrew gave his occupation as machinist.
• In 1861 Andrew was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, however he joined the Northbridge Company H, with his brother and father.
• Andrew Addison and James Addison, and William Addison, two brothers and their father, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
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  On 22 Jul 1862 Andrew mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He died on 17 Sep 1862 at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, killed in action, unmarried, and the death was registered in Northbridge..
• On 26 Sep 1862 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Andrew Addison was mentioned among the deceased.
• Andrew Addison was included on the Civil War memorial at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 28 Aug 1891 at Oakedale, Whitman County, Washington, William Addison states in his application to enter the Washington State Soldiers' Home, that he had eight children and all are deceased by this time. Also that two of his sons were killed in the late war.
• On 17 Sep 1900 Andrew Addison was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the 35th anniversary of the battle. (Articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).

• Last Edited: 19 May 2010

James Addison

• Father: William Addison b. 1809, d. 15 Dec 1892
• Step-mother: Mary Ann Muller b. between 1817 - 1818, d. before 1891

• Company: H

• James Addison was born between 1840 - 1841 at Scotland, son of William Addison and Mary Ann Muller.
• On 18 Jan 1851 James's widowed father, William Addison, remarried to Mary Ann Muller, son of Charles Addison, at Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for him and the first for her.
• James Addison was enumerated in the household of William Addison and Mary Ann Muller in the 1860 US Federal Census on 8 Jun 1860 at Sutton P. O., Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Wm. ADDISON, 49, m., day laborer, b. Scotland
  Mary A., 42, b. Scotland
  James, 19, apprentice mechanic, b. Scotland
  Andrew, 15, day laborer, b. Scotland.
• In 1861 James was living at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, James gave his occupation as machinist.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 James mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• James Addison and Andrew Addison, and William Addison, two brothers and their father, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• On 21 Aug 1862 at "The New York Times", New York City, New York, James Addison was included in a list of the sick and wounded soldiers brought (apparently to Washington) by the steamer Atlantic.
• On 27 Aug 1862 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, James Addison was mentioned among the wounded as having arrived at New York from Fortress Monroe.
• On 1 Sep 1862 James ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by desertion.
  
  
• On 17 Sep 1862 his brother, Andrew Addison, died at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, killed in action, unmarried, and the death was registered in Northbridge.
• On 28 Aug 1891 at Oakedale, Whitman County, Washington, William Addison states in his application to enter the Washington State Soldiers' Home, that he had eight children and all are deceased by this time. Also that two of his sons were killed in the late war.

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2011