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Thomas Hancock

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Thomas Hancock

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
13 Oct 1873 (aged 67)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of John and Elizabeth "Betsey" (Scott) Hancock.
Boston Latin Class of 1816.

Thomas was baptized at the old Trinity Church in Boston on June 22, 1806.

"At Boston, 13th, Thomas Hancock, 67, a descendant of Governor John Hancock." – Pittsfield Sun, October 22, 1873. [Thomas was a descendant of the Hancock family and not Governor John Hancock directly.]

Cause of death: liver disease
Place of death: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Undertaker: Lewis Jones & Son

1850 U.S. Census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67Q7-6GW?mode=g&i=114&cc=1401638
Son of John and Elizabeth "Betsey" (Scott) Hancock.
Boston Latin Class of 1816.

Thomas was baptized at the old Trinity Church in Boston on June 22, 1806.

"At Boston, 13th, Thomas Hancock, 67, a descendant of Governor John Hancock." – Pittsfield Sun, October 22, 1873. [Thomas was a descendant of the Hancock family and not Governor John Hancock directly.]

Cause of death: liver disease
Place of death: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Undertaker: Lewis Jones & Son

1850 U.S. Census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67Q7-6GW?mode=g&i=114&cc=1401638

Inscription

No. 16 TOMB OF HANCOCK

Gravesite Details

Grave marker is no longer there. The John Hancock memorial shaft is located where the Hancock family tomb is.



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