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May 25, 2016 · Almost 200 years ago, Louisa Catherine Adams became the first and only foreign-born first lady to claim the title when her husband John Quincy Adams took office in 1825. In a strange...
About The White House. First Families. Born in London, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the wife of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams (1825-1829). Louisa Catherine Adams, the...
Jan 13, 2017 · The First Foreign-Born First Lady: Louisa Catherine Adams. Fluent in French and favored by the grandest courts in Europe, the London-born Louisa Catherine Adams played a key...
Mar 18, 2017 · Occupation: First Lady of the United States 1825 - 1829. Married to: John Quincy Adams. Also known as: Louisa Catherine Johnson, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louise Johnson Adams. About Louisa Adams. Louisa Adams was born in London, England, making her the only US First Lady who was not born in America.
12 February, 1775. London, England. *Louisa Catherine Adams is the first First Lady born outside of the United States. Father: Joshua Johnson, born 25 June, 1744, St. Leonard, Calvert County, Maryland; U.S. Consul, merchant, businessman, Superintendent of Stamps; died 1802, Washington, D.C.
The first first lady born outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to the United States until four years after she had married John Quincy Adams. Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in London on February 12, 1775, to an English mother, Catherine Nuth Johnson, and an American father—Joshua Johnson, of Maryland—who served ...
While Louisa Adams had embraced the role of "campaign manager," she disliked her position as First Lady and called her new home "a prison." She became increasingly despondent during her White House years. Through the years, she had experienced multiple pregnancies, miscarriages, a stillbirth, and numerous other health issues.
