When Alta Melvira Hancock was born on 18 June 1840, in Lima, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Solomon Hancock, was 46 and her mother, Phoebe Adams, was 29. She married Jonathan Gleason Davis on 28 June 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1914. She died on 8 May 1927, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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 NamesHISTORY 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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