Date of Birth: July 11, 1767
Place of Birth: Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
(now Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.)
Date of Death: February 23, 1848
Place of Death: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, smaller amounts of French, Breton, Irish, 1/128 Sicilian/Italian
John Quincy Adams was an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. John Quincy Adams was the son of President John Adams and First Lady Abigail (Smith) Adams.
President Adams’ paternal grandfather was John Adams (the son of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass). John Adams was of English, 1/8 Scottish, small amounts of French and Breton, and 1/32 Italian (Sicilian) descent. President Adam’s great-great-grandfather Joseph was born in Somerset, England, the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire. Abigail was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of English-born parents, Gregory Baxter (whose own parents were Scottish) and Margaret Paddy. John Bass was born in Saffron Waldon, Essex, England, the son of Samuel Bass, who had French, Breton, and 1/4 Italian (Sicilian) ancestry, and of Anne Saville. Ruth was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of English parents, John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.
President Adams’ paternal grandmother was Susanna Boylston (the daughter of Peter Boylston and Ann White). Susanna was of English ancestry.
President Adams’ maternal grandfather was William Smith, Jr. (the son of William Smith and Abigail Fowle).
President Adams’ maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Quincy (the daughter of John Quincy and Elizabeth Norton). President Adams was named after his maternal great-grandfather.
Sources: Genealogies of President John Quincy Adams – http://famouskin.com/
https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of President Adams’ father, John Adams – https://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com