Abner’s son was christened Andrew Jackson Adams. He was probably given this name to honor the 7th President of the United States of America. The supporters of Andrew Jackson considered him a defender of democracy and the Constitution.

Andrew Jackson Adams

Born: 27 APR 1828 in Pike, Wyoming County, New York, USA

Father: Abner Polk Adams (1794 to 1878)
Mother: Lucinda Fuller (1803 to 1878)

Spouse: Mary Fox (1836 to 1898)

Married: 1855 in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA

The marriage year is an estimate. The 1855 New York Census listed their marital status as married. Andrew was 27 years old and Mary was 19 years old.

Child:

Harriet Fox Adams (16 MAR 1861 to 7 DEC 1940)

Died: 14 AUG 1880 in Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA

Burial:  Jefferson Street Cemetery

Obituary:

Timeline:

1832 Death of brother, Charles
1849 Death of brother, Hiram
1855 Marriage to Mary
1855 Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1861 Birth of daughter, Hattie
1865 Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1869 Death of brother, James
1870 Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1875 Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1878 Death of father, Abner
1878 Death of mother, Lucinda
1880 Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1880 Death and Burial

Occupation:  dry goods merchant

Records:

1870 and 1880 United States Federal Census Records
New York, U.S., State Census, 1855
New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
New York, U.S., State Census, 1875
New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Variations of Surname: none

Abner’s son was christened Andrew Jackson Adams. He was probably given this name to honor the 7th President of the United States of America. The supporters of Andrew Jackson considered him a defender of democracy and the Constitution.

Andrew’s Wife:

Mary Fox:

Mary was born on 4 FEB 1836 in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA. She died on 17 JUN 1898 in Perry, Wyoming County, New York, USA.

Mary’s father was Chauncy Johnson Fox. He was born on 21 AUG 1797 in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA. He died on 11 FEB 1883 in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.

Mary’s mother was Hannah Hurlburt. She was born on 20 SEP 1808 in Whitestown, Oneida County, New York, USA. She died on 22 JAN 1896 in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.

Mary had four brothers and sisters:

Caroline Fox (1828)
Charles Jakies Fox (1830 to 1833)
Chauncy Johnson Fox (1832)
Harriet M Fox (1843)

Mary’s father was one of the first settlers of Ellicottville. You can read a biography of Chauncy J Fox on the Internet Archive website. The book is entitled “History of Cattaraugus County, New York“, Page 265. His father-in-law, Grove Hurlburt, appears on Page 248.

Andrew and Mary’s Daughter:

Harriet Fox Adams:

Hattie was born on 16 MAR 1861 in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA. She died on 7 DEC 1940 in San Bernardino County, California, USA.

Hattie married James Clarence Lillibridge in 1882 in Perry, Wyoming County, New York, USA. Three known children were born during their marriage:

Blanche Edith Lillibridge (1886)
Ansel Jackson Lillibridge (1890)
Mary A Lillibridge (1896)

James Clarence Lillibridge was born on 17 JAN 1862 in Perry, Wyoming County, New York, USA. He died on 3 MAR 1931 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA.

Notes:

John Adams (1595 to 1633) was the first person with that English surname to immigrate to North America from England. In 1621, John boarded the Fortune. This was the second ship, after the Mayflower, to bring Puritans to North America. In late November of that year, the Fortune arrived at Plymouth Colony. John was the progenitor of all the Adams descendants listed in these posts.

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