Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Abigail Adams: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Also Known As Abigail Smith
Born November 22, 1744 • Weymouth • Massachusetts
Died October 28, 1818 (aged 73) • Quincy • Massachusetts
Title / Office first lady (1797-1801)
House / Dynasty Adams family
Notable Family Members spouse John Adams • son John Quincy Adams

Photos and Videos

Portrait of Abigail Adams by Gilbert Stuart, showing her seated and wearing a lace bonnet and shawl over a red dress, with a neutral background.
Pastel portrait of American first lady Abigail Adams by Benjamin Blyth, showing her in a dark dress with lace trim and a pearl choker against a soft blue background.
Weymouth: Abigail Adams Birthplace
Color illustrations of three women from the 18th century set against a white paper background, including a Black woman in a blue dress and white bonnet, a white woman loading a cannon, and a white woman holding a rifle. The text Daughters of the Revolution appears in capital letters.
Who were the Founding Fathers of the United States?
See All Videos and Images →
George Washington
George Washington
president of United States
Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson, shown from the chest up wearing a dark coat and white cravat, with a neutral background.
Thomas Jefferson
president of United States
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
American publisher, author, and scientist
Gilbert Stuart: portrait of John Adams
John Adams
president of United States
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams
American politician
Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison
American first lady
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
American statesman
Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren
American writer and historian
Oil portrait by John Trumbull of Alexander Hamilton, shown from the waist up in a tan coat and white cravat, gazing to his left against a dark background.
Alexander Hamilton
American statesman
John Marshall
John Marshall
chief justice of United States
Portrait of President James Madison, painted by Asher B. Durand in 1833, showing Madison in formal attire with a white cravat against a dark background.
James Madison
president of United States
Mason, George
George Mason
United States statesman
Portrait painting of Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis, showing Paine with graying hair, a white cravat, and dark coat against a plain brown background.
Thomas Paine
British-American author
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush
United States statesman and physician
James Otis
James Otis
American politician
default image
Francis Hopkinson
American lawyer, musician, and patriot
default image
Edmund Pendleton
United States politician and military leader
default image
Isaac Sears
American patriot leader
The first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
United States statesman
Charles Carroll.
Charles Carroll
United States statesman

Related Quizzes

Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
All-American History Quiz
Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
All-American History Quiz
Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
All-American History Quiz
(From left): First Ladies Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, Pat Nixon, and Lady Bird Johnson at the Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California; November 4, 1991. (first lady)
First Ladies of the United States Quiz