When Joseph Hancock was born on 18 March 1800, in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Thomas Hancock Jr, was 36 and his mother, Ame Ward, was 33. He married Betsey Johnson on 18 February 1823, in Town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States in 1838 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 5 July 1893, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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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 NamesI, 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 …
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