| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1759/00/00 | John Adams | Visitor | The preferred hangout for John Adams and his bachelor buddies - Jonathan Sewall, Richard Cranch and Bela Lincoln - is the bustling Josiah Quincy House (lost). | |||
| 1759/00/00 | Josiah Quincy I | Home | Josiah Quincy's second home (lost) in Braintree burns down, just like his first home (lost) in Braintree did years before. | |||
| 1759/00/00 | Jonathan Sewall falls almost immediately in love with Esther Quincy, who is "pert, sprightly, and gay." - "John Adams" by David McCullough | |||||
| 1759/00/00 | Dr Bela Lincoln | Groom | John Adams, Richard Cranch and Bela Lincoln vie as suitors of the high-spirited, Hannah Quincy, an outrageous flirt. - "John Adams" by David McCullough | |||
| 1759/04/00 | John Adams | Life | One spring night, alone with Hannah at the Quincy house (lost), John Adams is about to propose when cousin Esther and Jonathan Sewall suddenly burst into the room and the moment passes, never to be recovered. - 'John Adams', David McCullough | |||
| 1760/00/00 | Dr Bela Lincoln | Groom | Hannah Quincy, daughter of Col Josiah Quincy and Hannah Sturgis, marries Bela Lincoln. | |||
| 1770/00/00 | Josiah Quincy I | Architect | Quincy home is built for Col Josiah Quincy by Dorchester carpenter, Deacon Edward Pierce. The estate encompasses several hundred acres and reaches from what is now Hancock Street to Quincy Bay. | |||
| 1775/10/10 | Josiah Quincy I | Patriot | Colonel Quincy makes a note on a pane of glass - Governor Gage sail'd for England with a fair wind | Siege of Boston | ||
| 1780/07/00 | Josiah Quincy III | Guest | For 3 or 4 days each summer Josiah and his mother visit his grandfather at his seat in Braintree, a delightful and eagerly expected visit which never fails to be a season of perfect and uninterrupted boyish felicity. | |||
| 1784/04/00 | Josiah Quincy III | Home | Josiah Quincy inherits his grandfather's residence. |
| Particulars for Josiah Quincy House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams (book) | Biography | David McCullough |
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