Jeremiah Hancock

Male20 July 1751–1815

Brief Life History of Jeremiah

When Jeremiah Hancock was born on 20 July 1751, in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Hancock, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Deverex, was 18. He married Ann Statham on 6 January 1772, in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died in 1815, at the age of 64, and was buried in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Hancock
1751–1815
Ann Statham
1751–
Marriage: 6 January 1772
Elizabeth Hancock
1776–1832
Sarah Ann Hancock
1780–1780

Sources (16)

  • Jeremiah Hancock, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Jerem Hancock, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
  • Jerem Hancock, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 January 1772Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (2)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 50

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1815

    Age 64

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke ).

    Dutch: from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle, periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.

    History: Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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