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Rev Col John Hancock Jr 1702–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1702

Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1744

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

Father: Bishop Hancock

Mother: Elizabeth Clark

Spouse(s): Mary Thaxter

Children(s): John Hancock, Ebenezer Hancock, Mary Hancock, Lucy Hancock

The story of Rev Col John Hancock Jr began in 1702 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Rev Col John Hancock Jr married Mary Hawke Thaxter, and had children including Ebenezer Hancock, John Hancock, Lucy Hancock, Mary Hancock. Rev Col John Hancock Jr passed away in 1744 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev Col John Hancock Jr began in 1702 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Rev Col John Hancock Jr married Mary Hawke Thaxter, and had children including Ebenezer Hancock, John Hancock, Lucy Hancock, Mary Hancock.
  • Rev Col John Hancock Jr passed away in 1744 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Rev Jr's Ancestors

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Rev Jr
1702–1744
Birth Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Bishop John Hancock
1671–1752
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Clark
1674–1760
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Deacon (Nathaniel) Hancock
1638–1719
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Jr's Descendants

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Rev (Col John Hancock) Jr (1 Jun 1702–7 May 1744) m. Mary (Hawke) Thaxter (13 October 1711–1783)
  1. 1. John Hancock 1737–1793 m. Dorothy (Hancock) Scott 1747–1830
    1. 1. John (George Washington) Hancock 1778–1787
  2. 2. Ebenezer Hancock 1741–1819
  3. 3. Mary Hancock 1735–1779
  4. 4. Lucy Hancock 1744–

Rev Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1702
1 Jun 1702
Birth of Rev Col John Hancock Jr in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1744
7 May 1744
Age 42
Death of Rev Col John Hancock Jr in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1702
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1744
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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