Adams, Louisa Catherine, 1775-1852
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Name (Latin)
Adams, Louisa Catherine, 1775-1852
Other forms of name
Adams, Louisa, 1775-1852
nna Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, 1775-1852
Date of birth
1775-02-12
Date of death
1852-05-15
Associated country
Russia (Federation)
Field of activity
Diaries
United States--Politics and government
United States--Social life and customs
correspondence
diplomatic service
Occupation
Mothers
Presidents' spouses--United States
Wives
Women authors
first lady of the united states
society hostess
Authors
Diplomats' spouses
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Heffron, Margery M. Louisa Catherine : the other Mrs. Adams, 2014:title-page (Louisa Catherine; Mrs. Adams) pages 7-17 and 361-368 (born February 12, 1775, in London; died May 15, 1852, in Washington; father: Joshua Johnson, native of Maryland, partner in mercantile firms; mother: Catherine Nuth, from London; the family lived in Nantes and then again in London while Louisa was growing up; her father was appointed as first U.S. consul in London 1790; she married John Quincy Adams July 26, 1797 in London; they moved to the U.S. in 1801; wrote 2 memoirs, along with diaries and correspondence)
- only First Lady born outside the U.S.; accompanied John Quincy Adams on his early diplomatic service in Europe and Russia; in the U.S. they lived in the family home in Quincy, Massachusetts, their house in Boston, and a political home in Washington, D.C.; as First Lady, Louisa was noted as an outstanding hostess and prominent in Washington society, conducted salons, musical and theatrical gatherings; suffered in later years from depression and ill-health; buried in the Adams family church in Quincy, Massachusetts ( (Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, via WhiteHouse.gov, July 10, 2014) )
- Wikipedia, July 10, 2014(Louisa Adams; Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams; First Lady of the United States, 1825-1829; had 3 sons: George Washington Adams, John Adams II, Charles Francis Adams; daughter Louisa Catherine Adams died in infancy)
- Minnigerode, M. Some American ladies, 1926:t.p. (Louisa Adams)
- LC in RLIN, 8-7-86(hdg.: Adams, Louisa Catherine (Johnson), 1775-1852; Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, 1775-1852; usage: Louisa Adams; Louisa Catherine ... Adams)