Rev William Smith (Congregationalist)
Colonial American
William Smith was a liberal Congregationalist and the father of Abigail Adams. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Daughter: Mary Smith Cranch
- Daughter: Abigail Smith Adams
William Smith was a liberal Congregationalist and the father of Abigail Adams. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1707/01/29 | William Smith is born the son of William and Abigail Fowle-Smith in Charlestown, Massachusetts. | Born | |||||
| 1725/07/07 | William Smith graduates from Harvard College. | Education | Old Harvard Yard | Cambridge, MA | |||
| 1734/12/04 | William Smith is called to the pastorate of the Weymouth church, and is ordained to that office on the first Wednesday of December 1734. | Vocation | Weymouth | Massachusetts | |||
| 1738/00/00 | Reverend William Smith buys 'Torrey Mansion' the First Church in Weymouth parsonage. | Home | Abigail Adams Birthplace | Weymouth | |||
| 1740/10/16 | Elizabeth Quincy marries Rev William Smith in Braintree, Massachusetts. The union will produce five children. | Groom | |||||
| 1762/11/25 | Rev William Smith solemnizes the marriage ceremony between his daughter Mary Smith and Richard Cranch in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. "Mary hath chosen that good part" - Rev WS | Minister | |||||
| 1764/10/25 | In the living room of the Weymouth Parsonage, Rev William Smith unites in holy matrimony his daughter, Abigail Smith, with John Adams of Braintree. | Minister | Abigail Adams Birthplace | Weymouth | Marriage of Abigail Smith and John Adams | ||
| 1783/09/17 | Reverend William Smith dies in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He and his wife are buried in the Old North Cemetery, Weymouth. Daughter Mary inherits the family residence. | Died | Abigail Adams Birthplace | Weymouth |
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