James Sands Hancey Sr.

Brief Life History of James Sands

When James Sands Hancey Sr. was born on 24 March 1856, in Atlantic Ocean, his father, James Hancey, was 20 and his mother, Rachel Seamons, was 21. He married Ellen Balls on 9 October 1879, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 28 September 1934, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Sands Hancey Sr.
1856–1934
Ellen Balls
1859–1922
Marriage: 9 October 1879
Sarah Ellen Hancey
1881–1910
James Sands Hancey Jr.
1883–1954
John Willard Hancey
1885–1965
George Lenard Hancey
1888–1965
Susannah Hancey
1890–1965
Norval Heber Hancey
1892–1932
Vilate Hancey
1896–1981
Manila Hancey
1899–1978

Sources (55)

  • James Sands Hancey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Sands Hancey - Published information: birth: 24 March 1856; Atlantic Ocean, At Sea
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1859

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: James Albert Ashcroft BIRTH 4 Nov 1859 Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA DEATH 4 Dec 1859 (aged 1 month) Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA BURIAL Hyde Park Cemetery Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 39295214

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Suffolk): perhaps a local pronunciation of Anstey . This name is now more common in the US than in England.

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

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Rachel Seamons Hancey

I, Rachel Seamons Hancey, write a few incidents of my life, by request of some of my children. I was born May 31, 1834 in the village of All Saints, Suffolk County, England. My parents were honest an …

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