Marriage and Children
She again met Adams, this time in London, where her father had been appointed American consul. Adams at first showed interest in her older sister but soon settled on Louisa. John Quincy Adams, aged 30, married Louisa, aged 22, on July 26, 1797, at All Hallows Barking parish in London, England. Adams' father, John Adams, then President of the United States, overcame his initial objections to his son marrying a person born in another country and welcomed his daughter-in-law into the family.
Her parents left Europe in 1797 and went to the U.S. When her father was forced into bankruptcy, President John Adams appointed him U.S. Director of Stamps. Her father died in Frederick, Maryland in 1802 of severe fever and some mental problems. Her mother died in 1811 and is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Together, John Quincy Adams and Louisa Adams had the following children:
- George Washington Adams (1801–1829), lawyer
- John Adams II (1803–1834), presidential aide
- Charles Francis Adams (1807–1886), diplomat, public official, and author
- Louisa Catherine Adams (1811–1812)
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