The Best of Massachusetts Trivia

ISBN: 9781922270870

“To love means never to be afraid of the windstorms of life; should you shield canyons from the windstorms you would never see the beauty of the carvings.” – ELIZABETH KUBLER-ROSS.A BAS-RELIEF on a building in Washington St near Essex St, Boston, depicts a large elm known as the Liberty Tree, which was a meeting place for the `Sons of Liberty’ who sought freedom from British rule in pre-Revolution days.

ABIGAIL Adams (nee Smith) shares with Barbara Bush the unusual position of being both the wife and mother of a United States President. She was the wife of the second President, John Adams (1797-1801), and mother of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams (1825-29). Born on November 22, 1744 at Weymouth, Massachusetts, she married Harvard-educated lawyer John Adams shortly before her 20th birthday. She had a big influence on her husband’s life, especially managing the family farm and business affairs when his political activities kept him away from home. Her efforts were said to have enabled the Adams family to avoid the financial difficulty that befell some of the early Presidents, such as Thomas Jefferson, once they left office.