THE PATRIOT-JOHN ADAMS

John Adams was born in 1735 in Braintree (now Quincey) Mass.  No Patriot American worked harder, made more of an impression on or gave up more for the cause of Liberty than John Adams.  Adams married Abigail Smith in 1766 and she became his anchor through all the years of his service to the cause of freedom.  They moved to Boston where John practiced law.  The Boston Massacre brought charges against Captain Preston and his soldiers and Adams was called to defend them in court, which  he did successfully.
John Adams spent ten years total in his years of service overseas as envoys to England and France and even time in Holland in an effort to raise funds to support our Revolution.  He served as a Commissioner along with Franklin, Jay and Laurens to conclude treaties of peace with European powers.  He was Washington's Vice President and two-term President before he went home to Braintree and the farm.  Although he and Jefferson had many disputes and disagreements over the years each had great respect for the other.  In January of 1785 he was appointed Minister for the United States to the Court of Saint James which he occupied until 1788. 
John Adams died on the Fourth of July in 1826, at the age of ninety-two.  On the same day and almost the same hour Thomas Jefferson also finished his life of service to his country...Medicineman!