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Thomas Lawson Hancock

Also Known As: "Thos Hancock", "Thomas", "Thomas Hancock"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Death: October 16, 1841 (71)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of General Ebenezer Hancock, General; Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hancock and Elizabeth "Eliza" Hancock (Lowell)
Brother of Hannah Hancock; John William Hancock; George Washington Hancock; Baby John Hancock; John Hancock and 1 other

Managed by: Roland Henry Baker, III
Last Updated:

About Thomas Lawson Hancock

Biography

Please note he only married once and had only two children: Billy and Mary.

Birth

   1769 27 Nov 
   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Marriage to Keziah Nichols

   1790 8 Apr — Age: 20
   Leominster, Massachusetts
   Intention Filed
   Actual Marriage
   1791 12 May — Age: 21
   Leominster, Worchester, Massachusetts

Only two children born:

Billy S Hancock 1791 –

Mary Ann Hancock 1799 – 1885

Declared non compos menta

   1818 22 Jul — Age: 48
   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
   Did he have a stroke? When he was 48 years old he was declared 22 Jul 1818 non compos menta at request of father. His brother, John, became his guardian. Selectmen Meeting, Boston, MA of 22 Jul 1818, City Document #105 p. 140 

Estate Sold

   1823 19 Feb — Age: 53
   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
   Thomas Hancock Date: Wednesday, February 19, 1823 Paper: Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA) Issue: 4055 Page: 3

Residence

   1840 — Age: 71
   Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Death

   1841 16 Oct — Age: 71
   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
   Age: 72 Also in Date: Monday, October 25, 1841 Paper: Daily Atlas (Boston, MA) Volume: X Issue: 99 Page: 2 

Burial

   1841 16 Oct 
   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
   Granary Burial Ground 
   Find A Grave Memorial# 20926108

== Sources ==

 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
       1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Burial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20926108

Selectmen Meeting, Boston, MA of 22 Jul 1818, City Document #105 p. 140

Thomas Hancock Estate Sold Date Wednesday February 19 1823 Paper Columbian Centinel Boston MA Issue 4055 Page 3

Thomas Hancock Death 16 Oct 1841 Boston age 72 Date Wednesday November 10 1841 Paper Massachusetts Spy Worcester MA Volume 71 Is

Thomas Hancock Burial Boston 15 Oct 1841 age 72 Monday October 25 1841 Paper Daily Atlas Boston MA Volume X Issue 99 Page 2

   1840 United States Federal Census
       1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850

       1 citation provides evidence for Name, Marriage

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

       10 citations provide evidence for Name, Marriage, Event, Death, Burial, Birth

Thomas HANCOCK b 27 Nov 1769, bpt 10 Dec 1769, declared 22 Jul 1818 non compos menta at request of father. His bro., John, became his guardian. Thomas d 16/26 Oct 1841. (Source: Boston Town Records, Marriage & Civil Records, Selectmen Meeting, Boston, MA of 22 Jul 1818, City Document #105 p. 140) http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HANCOCK/1997-07/08679...

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  • Marriage to Keziah Nichols: (12 May 1791 — Age: 21) Leominster, Massachusetts
  • Residence: (1810 — Age: 41) Brantree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
  • Declared non compos menta: (22 Jul 1818 — Age: 48) Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  • Residence: (1820 — Age: 51) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
  • Estate Sold: (19 Feb 1823 — Age: 53) Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  • Residence: (1830 — Age: 61) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  • Residence: (1840 — Age: 71) Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  • Burial: (16 Oct 1841) Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  • Probate: (1841 — Age: 72) Kennebec, Maine, USA
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2017, 18:27:15 UTC
  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2017, 18:49:35 UTC
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Thomas Lawson Hancock's Timeline

1769
November 27, 1769
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1841
October 16, 1841
Age 71
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
October 16, 1841
Age 71
Granary Burying Grounds, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States