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I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other.

Abigail Adams

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Abigail Adams
Age: 73 †
Born: 1744
Born: November 22
Died: 1818
Died: October 28
First Lady
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Weymouth
Massachusetts
Abigail Smith
Abigail Smith Adams
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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