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Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John 1702–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1702

Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 7 May 1744

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Deacon Hancock

Mother: Mary Prentice

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clarke

Children(s): John Hancock, John Hancock, Thomas Hancock, Lucy Hancock, Hannah Hancock, Sarah Hancock, Hancock None, Ebenezer Hancock

The story of Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John began in 1702 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John married Elizabeth Clark, Elizabeth Mary Clarke, and had children including Ebenezer Hancock, Hancock, Hannah Elizabeth Hancock, John Signed Dec Of Ind Hancock, John Hancock, Lucy Hancock, Sarah Hancock, Thomas Hancock. Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John passed away in 1744 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John began in 1702 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John married Elizabeth Clark, Elizabeth Mary Clarke, and had children including Ebenezer Hancock, Hancock, Hannah Elizabeth Hancock, John Signed Dec Of Ind Hancock, John Hancock, Lucy Hancock, Sarah Hancock, Thomas Hancock.
  • Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John passed away in 1744 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Bishop John's Ancestors

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Bishop John
1702–1744
Birth Place: Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Deacon Nathaniel Hancock
1638–1719
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Prentice
1644–1699
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Richard Hancock-Immigrant(father of Nathaniel 10, Grandfather of) John)
1596–1652
Padiham, Lancashire, England
Joanna (Jane) Wright
1612–1652
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop John's Descendants

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Bishop (Rev John Hancock Ggfather of) John (1 June 1702–7 May 1744) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Clarke (1681–8 February 1760)
  1. 1. John ((Signed Dec of Ind)) Hancock 1737–1793 m. Dorothy Scott 1747–1830
    1. 1. John (George Washington) Hancock 1778–1787
  2. 2. John Hancock 1686–1752
  3. 3. Thomas Hancock 1703–1764
  4. 4. Lucy Hancock 1713–1768
  5. 5. Hannah (Elizabeth) Hancock 1704–1785
  6. 6. Sarah Hancock 1712–1715
  7. 7. Hancock 1702–1744
  8. 8. Ebenezer Hancock 1710–

Bishop John's Timeline

2 Records

1702
1 June 1702
Birth of Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1744
7 May 1744
Age 42
Death of Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1702
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1744
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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