He graduated from
Harvard University in 1752. He was ordained as successor to Mr. Peabody September 12, 1753, and died at
Dorchester on October 5, 1775, at age 48, of
dysentery, which prevailed in the camp at
Cambridge and Roxbury. His son, Thomas Adams, was ordained in
Boston as minister for
Camden, South Carolina, where, after a residence of 8 years, he died August 16, 1797. Adams in early life devoted himself to religious service, and he continued his labors as a preacher of the gospel with unabating vigor till his death. He was fervent in devotion, and his discourses, always animated by a lively and expressive action, were remarkably calculated to warm the hearts of the audience. He was steadfast in his principles and unwearied in industry. of the writer. It is lodged in manuscript in the library of the college. ==References==