Elihu Adams was the brother of United States President

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

 John Adams

John Adams

John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...

. He was captain of the Braintree Company at the Siege of Boston

Siege of Boston

The Siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War, in which New England militiamen—who later became part of the Continental Army—surrounded the town of Boston, Massachusetts, to prevent movement by the British Army garrisoned within...

, and a minuteman who fought on the Concord Green in 1775. Born May 29, 1741 to John Adams and Susanna Boylston and died while serving in the Continental Army

Continental Army

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March 18, 1776. He was married to Thankful White in 1765. Their daughter, Susanna Adams, was born in 1766.