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Abigail Adams

Died on October 28, 1818

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Abigail Adams (née Smith; 22 November 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States.

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