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=Did you know that two important men in my life became U.S. presidents?= Hi, my name is Abigal Abams ,and my life started on November11,1744 in Weymouth,Massachusetts in a Congregational Church."I was bon!"To William Smith and Elizabeth Smith.I grew up on a small farm in Braintree,Massachusetts, along with my 3 brothers and sisters (Mary,Bestey ,and William).Like many children in my day i received little formal schooling mostly from my mother.I only really learned how to read the Bibles,pay bills ,and write letters.Also a child people would describe me as being a serious, happy, and somewhat a stubborn child.On the other hand i was one of the best informed women of the day because i read so widely.

In 1762 at my sisters Mary's wedding i meet John Abams,a lawyer who soon became my husband in 1764.John and i had 6 children (Nabby,John,Susanna,Charles,Thomas, and Elizabeth).But the sad news is Elizabeth died stillborn and Susanna died at age two.(Both from infections).

A couple years later John was elected president,leaving the children and me.While John was away i wrote him many letters privately.The years that John was away were some of the hardest years i remember.During that time i had to manage a family farm,my house burned down and my dad,mom and servent all died from smallpox.