Randy's Cousins -- 3rd Cousin 8 Times Removed Samuel Adams (1722-1803) of Massachusetts, a Declaration of Independence Signer

 This week's famous cousin is Samuel Adams (1722-1803). the noted Governor of Massachusetts and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Here is the FamilySearch Family Tree Brief Life History biography:

When Samuel Adams was born on 16 September 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Adams, was 33 and his mother, Mary Fifield, was 28. He married Elizabeth Checkley on 17 October 1749, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. In 1794, his occupation is listed as governor of Massachusetts. He died on 2 October 1803, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

His Wikipedia entry is here.

The FamilySearch Family Tree indicates that I am his 3rd cousin 8 times removed. Here is the closest relationship path from Relative Finder:

My most recent common ancestors with cousin Samuel Adams are my 10th great-grandparents Henry Adams (1583-1646) and his wife, Edith Squire (1587-1672).

Are you related to Samuel Adams?  Check it out on the FamilySearch Family Tree by clicking the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page.  Note that you have to be a profile connected to the FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work.

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