Levi Adams

Levi Adams
Levi Adams
Member of the Council of Appointment
	In office; 1820–1821
Member of the New York Senate; from the Lewis County district
	In office; 1818–1822
Personal details
Born	December 30, 1762; Simsbury, Connecticut Colony
Died	June 18, 1831 (aged 68)
Resting place	East Road Cemetery, Lowville, New York
Spouse	Ruth Stevens1892 (m. 1831)
Children	Levi Finch Adams; (b. 1788; died 1855); Dillon Adams; (b. 1797; died 1812); James Madison Adams; (b. 1813; died 1864);
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	New York Militia
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Levi Adams (December 30, 1762 – June 18, 1831) was an American farmer and politician. He served in the New York Senate from 1818 through 1822, representing Lewis County, and was a member of New York's Council of Appointment in 1820. As a young man during the American Revolutionary War, he served in the New York militia.^[1]^[2]

Quick facts Member of the Council of Appointment, Member of the New York Senate from the Lewis County district ...

His youngest son, James M. Adams, became a prominent physician and pioneer settler at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Two of his grandsons died in the service of the Union Army during the American Civil War.^[2]

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