Adams, Charles Everett, b. 1863

Charles Everett Adams was born in Bangor, Maine, on September 3, 1863. His father, James Adams (d. 1907), was in the mercantile business with an uncle, Sprague Adams, and had interest in land and lumber. James Adams became president of the local Kenduskeog Bank. Charles had at least two siblings, Edward R. (1860-1915) and Madeline "Maddie" (b. August 6, 1873). The family spent many summer months at a home on an island in Maine.

Charles Adams attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, from 1880 to 1886, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. His courses at Bowdoin included French, Italian, German, zoology, physics, chemistry, and rhetoric. In addition, he played the flute and read books of all kinds.

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