George Washington Hancock

8 March 1826–15 November 1901 (Age 75)
Columbia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of George Washington

When George Washington Hancock was born on 8 March 1826, in Columbia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, Solomon Hancock, was 32 and his mother, Alta Adams, was 30. He married Betsy Jane Fackrell on 14 May 1848, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States in 1837 and Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1848. He registered for military service in 1846. In 1851, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as farmer in Davis, Utah, United States. He died on 15 November 1901, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Hancock
1826–1901
Amy Experience Hancock
1835–1921
Marriage: 4 April 1852
Tanequickeup Mary Voreas Kanosh
1851–1869
Amy Experience Hancock
1853–1856
George Washington Hancock
1854–1856
Solomon Hancock
1855–1928
Alta Maria Hancock
1857–1926
Julia Ellen Hancock
1859–1865
Asael Hancock Sr.
1861–1955
Clarissa Hancock
1863–1865
Anna Eliza Hancock
1865–1867
Joseph Smith Hancock
1868–1877
Cyrus W. Hancock
1871–1877
Lovel Hancock
1876–1876
Lovina Hancock
1876–1877

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 April 1852Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 4
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
    Age 10
    On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
    1846
    Age 20
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Hancox
    Handcock
    Hann

    Story Highlight

    The Life of Amy Hancock, Early Pioneer of Payson, Utah

    I, Amy Hancock, daughter of Joseph Hancock and Experience Wheeler, was born in Clay County, Missouri, 12 May 1835. My parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Father was in Zi …

    Sources (50)

    • George W Hancock in entry for Alta Maria Hancock Townsend, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Geo W Hancock, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Geo W Hancock in entry for Betsey Hancock, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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