Q:Facts:   - death place: washington , d.c. , u.s.    - residence: `` u.s. the vineyard '' , georgetown , d.c. ,    - alt: black a white male in wig and coat and white photo of a color painting of    - years active: 1814-1830    - known for: father the catawba wine grape of american viticulture , discoverer and promoter of    - resting place: oak hill cemetery    - caption: john adlum by charles wilson peale    - death date: 14 march 1836    - spouse: margaret k. adlum -lrb- adlum -rrb-    - parents: joseph and catherine -lrb- abbott -rrb- adlum      - children: margaret catherine adlum and anna maria adlum    - birth date: 29 april 1759    - name: john adlum    - nationality: american    - image: johnadlum -lrb- 1759-1836 -rrb- . jpg    - birth place: york , pennsylvania , u.s.    - occupation: viticulturalist , winemaker   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john adlum .
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john adlum -lrb- april 29 , 1759 -- march 14 , 1836 -rrb- was a pioneering american viticulturalist who was the first to cultivate the catawba grape .he is known as `` the father of american viticulture '' -lrb- grape-growing -rrb- .he also served in the american revolutionary war ; was a well-known surveyor ; was one of the first associate judges in lycoming county , pennsylvania ; and served in the united states army in the war of 1812 .