John Quincy Adams Sixth President
John Quincy Adams Grave
|
Name |
Born |
Died |
Age |
Buried At |
Visit Done |
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John Quincy Adams |
July 11, 1767 |
February 23, 1848 |
80 |
United First Parish Church Quincy, Ma |
October 2005 |
Finding the Adams graves isn't really that hard. The church that they are in, is not part of the National Park Service. It is a separate tour and will cost extra. Parking can be a real pain. You have to park on the street or I know that there is a parking garage that you can use. The church is very interesting. All the windows are the original windows. When John Adams died, John Quincy wanted his parents buried in the church. When John Quincy Adams died, his son wanted him buried next to his parents. In order to do this, part of a wall had to be knocked out to fit all of the coffins. Just like on his fathers grave, the flag that is on his grave is the way the flag looked when he was in office. There is not much head room in the crypt and the door way leading to the crypt.
View of the graves from the door way leading into the crypt.
Facts About John Quincy Adams:
His wife, Louisa Catherine Johnson, was the only foreign first lady
John Quincy Adams was the only president to be elected to the House of Representatives after serving as President
Adams had the first pool table installed in the White House
Adams was the first president to be photographed
Old Man Eloquent
Last Words: This is the last of earth. But I am content
Cause of Death: Paralysis (stroke)
