John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were close in life and even closer in death, but not necessarily in legacy.
Jefferson was “The Pen” of the Declaration of Independence and Adams “The Voice” and both died the same day — July 4, 1826.
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Inside the death of President John Adams — and how it coincided with the demise of Thomas Jefferson on July 4th
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other on the Fourth of July 200 years ago.
In his home at Monticello, in Charlottesville, Virginia, the 83-year-old Thomas Jefferson died. Later that same day, the 90-year-old John Adams expired in his family estate in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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