Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Hancock Jr was born on 2 June 1842, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Solomon Hancock, was 48 and his mother, Phoebe Adams, was 30. He married Amelia Delilah Mikesell in 1863, in Utah, United States. He lived in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 6 July 1868, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Hancock in household of George Hancock, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Solomon Hancock - Individual or family possessions: birth: 2 June 1842;
- Solomon Hancock, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
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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Alta Hancock
HISTORY OF ALTA HANCOCK DAVIS BY MAY HASKELL ELMER January 18,1933 Alta Hancock was the second, of five children born to Solomon Hancock and Phoebe Adams. The Hancock and Adams families …
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