Joseph Adams family records
00-1986-26-0
Scope and Contents
An 11 page handwritten notebook with the first page "Record Amos Adams was born Sep. 1, 1728". It contains records of the Adams family to Thomas Adams born Oct. 13, 1814. The back page is inscribed Joseph Adams Book, Litchfield, Nov. 19, 1814.
Dates
- created: 1814 Nov 19
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1985
Creator
- Adams, Joseph, 1764-1856 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Adams (1764-1856) was the son of Rev. Amos Adams, who served in the Revolutionary War. Joseph Adams moved to Litchfield from Roxbury, Mass., in 1790 and established himself as a cabinet maker. A chest of drawers signed by Joseph Adams and Silas E. Cheney is in the Society's collection. He was Litchfield borough clerk, 1818-1823 and 1824-1838, and borough president, 1839-1842. He also served as constable for six years, lister or rate-maker (functioning as assessor) for twelve years, grand juror for six years, a director of the Litchfield Savings Bank, and a surveyor. He married Deborah Marsh in 1792 and they had eight children.
Extent
1.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
An 11 page handwritten notebook with the first page "Record Amos Adams was born Sep. 1, 1728". It contains records of the Adams family to Thomas Adams born Oct. 13, 1814. The back page is inscribed Joseph Adams Book, Litchfield, Nov. 19, 1814.
Source of Acquisition
Gilbert Whitlock.
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Existence and Location of Originals
http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
- Title
- Joseph Adams family records
- Author
- Lee S. Cook
- Date
- 06/05/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org