James Adams1854–
- Name
- James Adams
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Adams
| Birth | about 1854 26 18 |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Adams about 1858 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://goo.gl/XVwD6F
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| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Adams November 28, 1862 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://goo.gl/ETtxkC
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| Birth of a sister | Jane Anne Adams about 1867 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://goo.gl/Gz2kHh
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| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 13 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://goo.gl/iiduRH
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| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://goo.gl/Xafdg5
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret … before 1871 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Adams about 1871 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://goo.gl/9lEiEH
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| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://goo.gl/AZzZyH
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| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Adams June 20, 1915 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
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| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://goo.gl/CElxTx
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| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 64 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://goo.gl/nYVCtq
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| Death of a brother | William Adams April 30, 1929 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 75 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://goo.gl/MgHbRM
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| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://goo.gl/QfFDwG
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| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 96 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://goo.gl/o1FrfM
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| Death | yes |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Adams Birth: about 1828 34 — IRELAND Death: Ontario, CANADA |
| mother |
Lydia Spooner Birth: about 1836 — Ontario, CANADA Death: Ontario, CANADA |
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Marriage: about 1853 — Ontario, CANADA |
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| brother |
William Adams Birth: Death: April 30, 1929 — Kingston, Ontario, CANADA |
| younger sister |
Elizabeth Adams Birth: November 28, 1862 34 26 — Ontario, CANADA Death: June 20, 1915 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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-8 years himself |
James Adams Birth: about 1854 26 18 Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Margaret Adams Birth: about 1858 30 22 Death: |
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10 years younger sister |
Jane Anne Adams Birth: about 1867 39 31 Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
John Adams Birth: about 1871 43 35 Death: |
- Generation 1
James Adams, son of Charles Adams and Lydia Spooner, was born about 1854.