Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Hancock was born on 12 April 1777, in Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States, her father, John Hancock, was 38 and her mother, Mary Walker, was 37. She married Asa Turner Jr on 28 January 1796. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 3 November 1840, at the age of 63, and was buried in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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Sources (39)
- Lydia Hancock, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Lydia Hancock, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Lydia Hancock Turner, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1773–1857 Male
1777–1840 Female
Children (10)
1798–1873 Male
1803–1870 Male
1804–1846 Male
1810–1888 Male
1812–1891 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1738–1819 Male
1739–1816 Female
Siblings (11)
1762–1823 Male
1765– Female
1767–1832 Female
1770–1813 Male
1771–1860 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 4
1789
Age 12
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 17
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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