

John "Johnny" George Washington Hancock, son of John Hancock and Dorothy Quincy, was b. Mar. 8, 1778 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; he was baptized at the Brattle Square Church on May 24, 1778. He died on Jan. 27,1787 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts from a head injury while skating on a pond in Milton, Massachusetts. He is buried at Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
John was mortally wounded in the head when he fell upon the ice while skating on a pond in Milton, Massachusetts.
Note: Grave marker is no longer there. The John Hancock memorial shaft is located where the Hancock family tomb is.
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March 8, 1778
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Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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May 24, 1778
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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January 27, 1787
Age 8
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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January 27, 1787
Age 8
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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