Adams, Louisa Catherine, 1775-1852
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Variants
- Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, 1775-1852
- Adams, Louisa, 1775-1852
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1775-02-12
Death Date
- 1852-05-15
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1825
- Affiliation End: 1829
- Organization: United States. Office of the First Lady
Birth Place
- London (England)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
United States--Politics and government
United States--Social life and customs
Diplomatic service
Correspondence
Occupation
Presidents' spouses--United States
First Lady of the United States
Society hostess
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Earlier Established Forms
- Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, 1775-1852
Sources
- found: Minnigerode, M. Some American ladies, 1926:t.p. (Louisa Adams)
- found: LC in RLIN, 8-7-86(hdg.: Adams, Louisa Catherine (Johnson), 1775-1852; Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, 1775-1852; usage: Louisa Adams; Louisa Catherine ... Adams)
- found: Heffron, Margery M. Louisa Catherine : the other Mrs. Adams, 2014:title-page (Louisa Catherine; Mrs. Adams) pages 7-17 and 361-368 (born February 12, 1775, in London; died May 15, 1852, in Washington; father: Joshua Johnson, native of Maryland, partner in mercantile firms; mother: Catherine Nuth, from London; the family lived in Nantes and then again in London while Louisa was growing up; her father was appointed as first U.S. consul in London 1790; she married John Quincy Adams July 26, 1797 in London; they moved to the U.S. in 1801; wrote 2 memoirs, along with diaries and correspondence)
- found: Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, via WhiteHouse.gov, July 10, 2014(only First Lady born outside the U.S.; accompanied John Quincy Adams on his early diplomatic service in Europe and Russia; in the U.S. they lived in the family home in Quincy, Massachusetts, their house in Boston, and a political home in Washington, D.C.; as First Lady, Louisa was noted as an outstanding hostess and prominent in Washington society, conducted salons, musical and theatrical gatherings; suffered in later years from depression and ill-health; buried in the Adams family church in Quincy, Massachusetts) - http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first-ladies/louisaadams
- found: Wikipedia, July 10, 2014(Louisa Adams; Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams; First Lady of the United States, 1825-1829; had 3 sons: George Washington Adams, John Adams II, Charles Francis Adams; daughter Louisa Catherine Adams died in infancy)
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Change Notes
- 1986-11-06: new
- 2014-11-22: revised
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