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John Adams

10/30/1735 - 7/4/1826
Scorpio

Last Words

"Thomas Jefferson survives."

Death & Legacy

John Adams, the second President of the United States, died at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which he had assisted in drafting and for which he had labored with untiring zeal.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

Details

Cause of Death
Heart failure
Age at Death
90 years
Funeral Location
United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
Final Resting Place
United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.