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John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock 1737–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1737

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Oct 1793

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Bishop John

Mother: Elizabeth Clarke

Spouse(s): Dorothy Scott

Children(s): John Hancock

In 1737, John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock entered the world in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather Of John And Elizabeth Mary Clarke. John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock married Dorothy Scott, and had children including John George Washington Hancock. John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock passed away in 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1737, John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock entered the world in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather Of John And Elizabeth Mary Clarke.
  • John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock married Dorothy Scott, and had children including John George Washington Hancock.
  • John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock passed away in 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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John Hancock's Ancestors

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John Hancock
1737–1793
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Bishop Rev John Hancock Ggfather of John
1702–1744
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth (Mary) Clarke
1681–1760
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Deacon (Nathaniel) Hancock
1638–1719
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Prentice
1644–1699
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel John)
1596–1652
Joanna Wright
1612–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hancock's Descendants

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John ((Signed Dec of Ind)) Hancock (23 January 1737–8 Oct 1793) m. Dorothy Scott (10 May 1747–3 February 1830)
  1. 1. John (George Washington) Hancock 1778–1787

John Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1737
23 January 1737
Birth of John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1793
8 Oct 1793
Age 56
Death of John (Signed Dec of Ind) Hancock 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: 23 January 1737
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1793
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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