Brief Life History of Levi Ward
When Levi Ward Hancock was born on 7 April 1803, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Thomas Hancock Jr, was 39 and his mother, Ame Ward, was 36. He married Clarissa Reed on 29 March 1833, in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 10 June 1882, in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Washington City Cemetery, Washington, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Levi Hancock in household of Jno T Matthews, "United States Census, 1880"
- Levi Ward Hancock, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Levi W. Hancock, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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Levi Ward Hancock 1803 Massachusetts - 1882 Utah Clarissa Reed 1814 New Hampshire - 1860 Utah Levi’s childhood… Levi Ward Hancock was born on April 7, 1803, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Th …
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