Person:Andrew Adams (5)

Col. Andrew Adams, Esq.

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m. 7 Mar 1728/29

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Name	Col. Andrew Adams, Esq.
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	11 Dec 1736	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Degree^[3]	1760	Yale
Military^[3]	1776	Rev war - colonel
Death^[3]	27 Nov 1797	Litchfield, Connecticut, United Statesage 61
Burial^[3]		East Cemetery, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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References

↑ Stratford Vital Records, in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records.

ADAMS:
Andrew, son [of] Samuell & Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1736
The Bee
New London, New London, Connecticut, 13 Dec 1797.

On the 27th ult. the hon. Andrew Adams, esq. chief judge of the superior court of this state, aged 61 years.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Biographies, in Govinfo.gov.

ADAMS, Andrew, a Delegate from Connecticut;
born in Stratford, Conn., ~~January 7~~ [11 Dec, per VR], 1736;
pursued preparatory studies;
was graduated from Yale College in 1760;
studied law, and was admitted to the Fairfield County bar;
prosecuting attorney of Litchfield County in 1772;
moved in 1774 to Litchfield, which thereafter remained his home;
member of the Connecticut Council of Safety for two years;
served in the Revolutionary War with the rank of colonel;
member of the State house of representatives 1776-1781, serving as speaker in 1779 and 1780;
Member of the Continental Congress in 1778;
signer of the Articles of Confederation in 1778;
member of the executive council in 1789;
appointed chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1793 and served in this position until his death in Litchfield, Conn., November 26, 1797;
interment in East Cemetery.