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Hancock Cemetery
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

1307 Hancock St., Quincy, MA 02169

Lat: 42° 15' 01"N, Lon: 71° 00' 15"W

This was the Burial Ground for the Town of Braintree, incorporated in 1640, and was the only burial place until 1716. Thereafter, it was the burial ground for the North Precinct and then the Town of Quincy until the 1840s. It is located across the street from First Parish Church where John Hancock's father was minister. It was later known as Christ Episcopal Church.

On Apr 20, 1844 additional land was purchased from Daniel and Hannah French, which added to both town and cemetery, and it remained the main burial ground in Quincy until the opening of Mount Wollaston cemetery in 1854.

The Hancock Cemetery is named for the Rev. John Hancock, fifth minister of the church now know as United First Parish Church (Church of the Presidents) and father of John Hancock, the Patriot.

This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. Last edited Aug 09, 2007. Total records = 147.

Contributor's Index:

• [FD] Frank Dyer [dyerne@aol.com]
• [MB] Madora Boyd [matboyd@aol.com]
• [MR] Maggie Rail [mrail@asisna.com]
• [WF] William French [bpfrench@metrocast.net]

Adams, Abigail, b. 1658, d. 1696, w/o John Bass, [FD]
Adams, Ann, b. Jan 23, 1745, d. Sep 5, 1784, age: 40, w/o Capt. Joseph Baxter, d/o Dea. John & Sarah (Swift) Adams, [FD]
Adams, Ann, b. Jul 21, 1731, d. Jul 11, 1793, age: 63yr, w/o Thomas Thayer, widow of Doct. Elisha Savil, [FD]
Adams, Boylston, b. Feb 28, 1733/4, d. Dec 1(or 14), 1761, age: 26yr, [FD]
Adams, Catherine Laude, b. Feb 2, 1825, d. Aug 15, 1850, age: 24yr 6mo, d/o Micajah N, [FD]
Adams, Charles B., b. 1859, d. Aug 1, 1859, age: 3mo, s/o Charles B. & Elizabeth, [FD]
Adams, Ebenezer, Capt., b. Dec 30, 1704, d. Aug 6, 1769, age: 65yr, [FD]
Adams, Ebenezer, b. Jul 22, 1800, d. Aug 12, 1818, age: 18yr, s/o Jedediah & Esther, [FD]
Adams, Ebenezer, b. May 9, 1762, d. Jun 14, 1841, age: 79yr, (Tomb), [FD]
Adams, Edward, bapt. May 9, 1731, d. Aug 10, 1734, age: 3yr 3mo, s/o Josiah & Bethiah, [FD]
Adams, Elihu, b. Sep 24, 1777, d. Dec 17, 1798, age: 21yr, s/o Ebenezer & Mehitable, [FD]
Adams, Henry, b. 1583, d. 1646, [MR]
Adams, Jedediah, Dea., bapt. Apr 20, 1766, d. Jun 16, 1850, age: 84, [FD]
Adams, Jedediah, b. Mar 16, 1792, d. Oct 21, 1825, age: 33yr, s/o Jedediah, [FD]
Adams, John Quincy, b. Jul 11, 1767, d. Feb 23, 1848, 6th US pres., [MR]
Adams, John, Dea., b. Feb 8, 1690/1, d. May 25, 1761, (Tomb), s/o Joseph, [FD]
Adams, John, b. Oct 30, 1735, d. Jul 04, 1826, 2nd US pres., [MR]
Adams, Joseph, b. Dec 24, 1654, d. Feb 12, 1736/7(1736, age: 84yr, s/o Joseph, [FD]
Adams, Joseph, b. Jul 4, 1729, d. Jul 30, 1729 a.3wks 5ds, s/o Josiah & Bethiah, [FD]
Adams, Josiah, Capt. & Dea., b. Oct 17, 1763, d. Apr 24, 1844, age: 80yr, (Tomb), [FD]
Adams, Josiah, b. Sep 30, 1722, d. Jan 20, 1722/3, s/o Josiah & Bethiah, [FD]
Adams, Micajah Newell, bpt. May 18, 1794, d. Oct 27, 1873, age: 79yr 3mo, s/o Micajah, [FD]
Adams, Micajah, b. Mar 6, 1741/2, d. Jul 18, 1769, age: 27yr, [FD]
Adams, Moses, b. Jan 31, 1732/3, d. Oct 9, 1778, age: 46yr, [FD]
Adams, Paul Wild, b. 1851, d. Jan 10, 1861 a.10, s/o Charles B. & Elizabeth, [FD]
Adams, Peter Boylston, Capt., b. Oct 16, 1738, d. Jun 2, 1823, age: 85yr,(Tomb), [FD]
Adams, Samuel, b. Jan 28, 1693/4, d. Jul 17, 1751, age: 57yr, s/o Joseph, [FD]
Adams, Seth, b. Nov 13, 1798, d. Apr 27, 1869, [FD]
Adams, Thomas, b. 1772, d. Jun 4, 1843, age: 71yr (Tomb), [FD]
Adams, William Howard, bpt. Oct 31, 1802, d. Oct 16, 1803, age: 1yr 8mo, s/o Micajah, [FD]
Alden, Ruth, b. 1637, d. 1674, w/o John Bass, [FD]
Arnold, Edna Louise, infant, d. Jun 1, 1863, age: 3da, d/o George H. & Harriet, [FD]
Arnold, Elizabeth, b. abt. Feb 1792, d. Dec 4, 1795, age: 3yr 10mo, d/o Daniel & Charlotte, [FD]
Arnold, James, twin, bapt. Feb 3, 1823, d. Feb 24, 1826, age: 3yr, s/o James & Louisa, [FD]
Arnold, Joseph Neale, Capt., b. Oct 10, 1764, d. Oct 24, 1816 a.52,(Tomb), s/o Daniel, [FD]
Arnold, Samuel, b. 1657, d. Jan 27, 1680, or Jan 22, 1680, age: 23yr, s/o Joseph & Rebecca, [FD]
Arnold, Samuel, b. Jan 7, 1688/9, bur. Mar 23, 1742/3 at North End, s/o Ephraim, [FD]
Arnold, Sarah L., infant, d. Feb 5, 1865, age: 9mo, d/o George H. & Harriet, [FD]
Bass, (Savil) Ann, b. 1600, d. 1693, w/o Samuel Bass, [FD]
Bass, Benjamin, Dea., b. Apr 17, 1719, d. Sep 24, 1808, age: 89yr, [FD]
Bass, Hannah, b. Jun 16, 1760, d. Jul 7, 1822, age: 62yr, d/o Benjamin & Mary, [FD]
Bass, Hezekiah, bapt. Nov 8, 1772, d. Oct 10, 1850, age: 78yr, s/o Jedediah & Sarah, [FD]
Bass, John, b. 1632, d. 1716, [FD]
Bass, John, b. 1658, d. 1724, [FD]
Bass, John, b. 1688, d. 1762, [FD]
Bass, John, b. Jan 19, 1702, d. Jan 31, 1702, age: 12ds., s/o Joseph & Mary, [FD]
Bass, Jonathan, Dea., b. Aug 2, 1763, d. Jun 9, 1859, age: 95yr 10mo 17ds(Tomb), [FD]
Bass, Jonathan, b. 1729, d. 1778, [FD]
Bass, Josiah, Capt., bapt. May 29, 1768, d. Mar 2, 1850, age: 81yr (Monument), [FD]
Bass, Lewis, b. 1793, d. 1873, [FD]
Bass, Lewis, b. Aug 10, 1832, d. Jan 14, 1912, [FD]
Bass, Samuel, b. 1600, d. 1694, [FD]
Bass, William, b. Jul 19, 1755, d. Oct 15, 1758, age: 3yr, s/o Samuel & Anna, [FD]
Bates, Susan Ann, b. 1840, d. May 26, 1847, age: 7yr, d/o Thomas & Roxanna Bates, [FD]
Baxter, Barnabas, b. Jun 16, 1726, d. Nov 19, 1729, age: 3yr 5mo, s/o Thomas & Deliverance Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Barnabas, b. Mar 31, 1707, d. May 29, 1721, age: 14yr, s/o Ensign Samuel & Mary Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Charles Franklin, b. 1862 (gs), d. Jun 12, 1874, age: 12yr, s/o Daniel W. & Laura L. Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Daniel, bapt. Sep 6, 1730, d. Sep 9, 1774, age: 44yr, s/o (John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Elijah, Dea., b. Nov 2, 1801, d. Feb 2, 1869, age: 67yr (Tomb), s/o (Edward Willard6Daniel5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Ellen, b. 1850, d. Jun 17, 1853, age: 3yr, d/o Samuel & Clara (or Clarissa) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Gregory, b. Feb 14, 1705/6, d. Jan 9, 1763, age: 58yr, s/o (John3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, James, bapt. Jul 16, 1786, d. Oct 18, 1873, age: 87yr, s/o (Joseph5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, John, Lt., b. Dec 1, 1639 at Roxbury, d Apr 29, 1719, age: 81yr, or Apr 20, 1719, age: 80yr, s/o Gregory, [FD]
Baxter, John, b. Jan 10, 1697(8), d. Aug 30, 1777, age: 80, s/o John Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Jonathan, Lt., bapt. Feb 20, 1742/3, d. Aug 6, 1821, age: 78 at Quincy suddenly,(Tomb), s/o (John4-3-2Gregory1), [FD]
Baxter, Jonathan, b. Jun 12, 1773, d. Sep 26, 1845, age: 72yrs. 3mo (Tomb), s/o (Jonathan5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Josiah, b. Aug 22, 1799 at Quincy, d -?? Tomb, s/o (Edward Willard6Daniel5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Lewis, b. Aug 17, 1794 at Quincy, d Jun 17, 1862, age: 68yr, s/o (William6Daniel5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter. , [FD]
Baxter, Samuel, b. Aug 1, 1698, d. Mar 21, 1714, age: 15yr 7mo, s/o Ensign Samuel & Mary Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Samuel, b. Aug 2, 1775, d Jan 16, 1812, age: 36yr, s/o (Jonathan5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Samuel, b. Jul 11, 1715, d. Feb 21, 1777, age: 61yr, s/o (Samuel3John2Gregory) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Sarah, b. Mar 5, 1771, d. Apr 27, 1792, age: 22yr, d/o Lt. Jonathan & Susanna Baxter. , [FD]
Baxter, Seth, Capt., bapt. Mar 19, 1731/2, d. Aug 8, 1805, age: 74yr, s/o (John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, William, Capt., b. Apr 3, 1792, d Nov 13, 1840, age: 49yr (Tomb, Wm. Baxter & T. Crane) , [FD]
Baxter, William, bapt. Jun 26.1768, d. Jun 8, 1829, age: 62yr (a. 61, Tomb), s/o (Daniel5John4-3-2Gregory1) Baxter, [FD]
Baxter, Willson, b. Jun 17, 1744, d. Willson Jan 13, 1762, age: 17yr, s/o Gregory & Mary Baxter, [FD]
Beale, Benjamin, Capt., b. Dec 22, 1702, d. Apr 3, 1793, age: 91yr, s/o (Benjamin2-1) Beale, [FD]
Beale, Benjamin, b. c.1669, d. Sep 1753, age: 84yr, s/o Benjamin, [FD]
Beale, Jonathan, b. Dec 25, 1790, d. Jan 1, 1793, age: 3yr, s/o Jonathan & Maria Beale, [FD]
Beale, Joseph, b. Sep 9, 1743, d. Jul 23, 1797, age: 54yr, s/o (Benjamin3-2-1) Beale, [FD]
Beale, Mary, b. Apr 23, 1677 at Dorchester, d. Sep 16, 1711, age: 33yr, w/o Ensign Samuel Baxter, [FD]
Beale, Moriah Abigail Phillips, b. Feb 3, 1803, d. Jul 19, 1856, age: 54yr, d/o Jonathan & Maria Beale. , [FD]
Beale, Peter, b. Jan 26, 1797, d. Feb 3, 1798, age: 1yr 7ds, s/o Jonathan & Maria Beale, [FD]
Beale, Sally, b. Jun 10, 1781, d. Miss Sally Jan 28, 1848, age: 65yr, d/o Joseph & Lilly Beale, [FD]
Beale, Thomas Swift, b. Mar 3, 1793, d. Sep 24, 1794, age: 1yr 6mo 21ds, s/o Jonathan & Maria Beale, [FD]
Billings, Elizabeth A. W., b. abt 1832, d. Feb 10, 1860, w/o Charles B. Adams, [FD]
Boylston, Anne, b. Nov 1, 1706, d. Feb (18?)1770, age: 65yr, w/o Capt. Eben. Adams, [FD]
Channel, Elizabeth, b. 1767, d. 1828, w/o Dea. Jonathan Bass, [FD]
Davis, Lilly, b.??, d. Feb 10, 1836, age: 84yr, w/o Joseph Beale, [FD]
Dyer, Dorothy, d. Nov 5, 1838, age: 74yr, w/o Jedediah Adams(widow Samuel Battles), [FD]
Dyer, Esther Turner, d. Oct 9, 1838, age: 6mo 22ds, d/o William Dyer, [FD]
Field, Esther, bapt. Nov 5, 1769, d. Mar 27, 1825, age: 55yr, w/o Jedediah Adams, [FD]
Field, Harriet Amanda, b. abt. 1838, died Nov 10, 1866, age: 28yr, w/o George Henry Arnold, d/o William & Louisa (Dickerman) Field, [FD]
Field, Rhoda, bapt. Feb 1, 1756, d. Feb 27, 1796, age: 40yr, w/o Edward Willard Baxter, d/o Joseph & Abigail (Newcomb) Field, [FD]
French, Anna Hannah Marsh, b. Mar 1662, d. 04 Feb 1712, w/o Samuel French, [WF]
French, Annie Evelyn, b. 1858, d. 06 Apr 1948, d/o Charles & Emeline, bur. in front of tomb #559, [WF]
French, Annie, b. Jul 1853, d. Nov 1853, d/o Charles & Emeline, [WF]
French, Arthur, b. Dec 1856, d. Feb 1857, s/o Charles & Emeline, [WF]
French, Charles E., b. 07 Jul 1828, d. 16 Sep 1887, s/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
French, Daniel F., b. 04 Jun 1826, d. 21 Jul 1906, s/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
French, Daniel, b. 20 Jun 1779, d. 09 Feb 1857, [WF]
French, Eleanor, b. c.1626, d. 23 Apr 1711, w/o William Veazie, and John, [WF]
French, Emeline Phipps, w/o Charles E., b. 03 May 1828, d. 03 Sep 1916, bur. in front of tomb #559, [WF]
French, Francis, b. 03 Oct 1829, d. 19 May 1900, s/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
French, Grace Kingsley, b. 1621, d. 28 Feb 1681, w/o John, #466, [WF]
French, Hannah K., b. 01 Feb 1796, d. 25 Dec 1874, [WF]
French, Henry, b. 28 Mar 1819, d. 04 Jan 1839, s/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
French, infant, b. 05 Jun 1826, d. 06 Jun 1826, c/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
French, John, b. 22 Apr 1837, d. 17 Oct 1817, s/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
French, John, b. 26 May 1622, d. 01 Feb 1697, bur/by his wife Grace, [WF]
French, Willie, b. 08 Aug 1859, d. 15 Sep 1859, s/o Charles & Emeline, [WF]
Glover, Jerusha, b. May 20, 1745 at Dorchester, d. Sep 27, 1817, age: 72yr (Sep 20, gs., Hancock Cem.), w/o Capt. Joseph Baxter & widow of Daniel Arnold, d/o Thomas & Elizabeth (Clough) Glover, [FD]
Hancock, Rev John, b. 1702, d. 1744, after whom this cemetery is named, [MR]
Hayward, Hannah, b. 1733, d. 1808, w/o Jonathan Bass, [FD]
Hoar, Leonard, MD, b. 1630, d. Nov 28, 1675, age: 45yr, bur. Dec 06, 1675, pres. of Harvard, Dec 10, 1672-1675, [MR]
Hobart, Elizabeth, b. Jun 12, 1666, d. Feb 13, 1738/9 (Feb 14,gs.), w/o Joseph Adams, [FD]
Holman, Hannah, b. Sep 15, 1668 at Milton, d. May 1752, w/o Benjamin Beale, [FD]
Hunt, Abigail, d. May 6, 1758, age: 39yr, w/o Capt. Benjamin Beale, d/o Peter & Abigail Hunt, [FD]
Hunt, Elizabeth, b. Aug 4, 1794, d. Oct 10, 1838, age: 44yr, w/o William Dyer, [FD]
Jones, Hannah, b. Dec 10, 1731, d. Apr 25, 1810, age: 78yr, w/o Benjamin Bass, [FD]
Keating, Alley B., b. abt 1799, d. Ella B. Baxter Jun 15, 1852, age: 52yr, w/o Lemuel Baxter, [FD]
Neale, Hannah, b. 1692, d. 1761, w/o John Bass, [FD]
Nightingale, Sarah, b. 1797, d. 1862, w/o Lewis Bass, [FD]
Payne, Sarah, b. Jul 3, 1697, died Jun 23, 1777, age: 80yr, w/o Samuel Adams, [FD]
Perkins, Etta, b. Mar 1851, d. 22 Jun 1851, d/o James & Mary Ann, [WF]
Perkins, Henry P., b. 03 Aug 1847, d. 17 Sep 1847, s/o James & Mary Ann, [WF]
Perkins, Henry, b. Apr 1849, d. 30 Apr 1875, s/o James & Mary Ann, [WF]
Perkins, infant, d. 28 Apr 1852, stillborn c/o James & Mary Ann, [WF]
Perkins, James B., no dates, h/o Mary Ann French, [WF]
Perkins, Mary Ann, b. 22 Sep 1821, d. 01 Apr 1905, d/o Daniel & Hannah, [WF]
Perkins, Mary, b. 16 Sep 1846, d. 22 Aug 1934, d/o James & Mary Ann, bur. in front of tomb #559, [WF]
Perkins, Stephen, b. Apr 1859, d. 18 Sep 1859, s/o James & Mary Ann, [WF]
Phipps, Mary, b. Apr 23, 1788, d. Jan 2, 1862, age: 73yr, w/o James Baxter, d/o Dr. Thomas & Mary (Brackett) Phipps, [FD]
Quincy, Josiah, b. 1744, d. 1775, The patriot, [MR]
Rawson, Elizabeth, b. Nov 3, 1723, d. Feb 23, 1810 a.87(a.86 gs), w/o Peter Adams, [FD]
Rawson, Lydia, b. Jan 17, 1731/2, d. May 25, 1794, age: 63yr, w/o Samuel Baxter, d/o David & Mary (Gulliver) Rawson, [FD]
Savel, Bethiah, b. Nov 4, 1720, d. Oct 23, 1753, age: 33yr, w/o Peter Adams, [FD]
Savil, Elizabeth, b. Nov 27, 1787, d. Apr 4, 1869, age: 81yr, w/o Elihu Thayer, [FD]
Stiles, Roxanna A., b. at Stratford, N.H., d. Jun 27, 1852, age: 35, w/o Thomas Bates, [FD]
Thayer, Elihu, Capt., b. Sep 24, 1784, d. Jul 24, 1856, age: 72yr, s/o Timothy, [FD]
Thayer, Richard, bapt. Feb 10, 1625, d. Aug 27, 1695, age: 71yr, [MB]
Thayer, Solomon, b. Sep 15, 1758, d. Aug 8, 1794, age: 26, s/o David Thayer, [FD]
Trott, Anna, d. Jan 16, 1792 in 74yr, w/o Capt. Benjamin Beale & widow of William Robinson, d/o Samuel Trott, [FD]
Wales, Nathaniel, b. c.1650, d. Mar 23, 1718, [MR]
Whitney, Elizabeth, b. Sep 6, 1775, d. Sep 26, 1856, age: 81, (Tomb), w/o Ebenezer Adams, [FD]
Willard, Mehitable, b. Jan 12, 1705 at Boston, d. Mar 18, 1762, age: 57, w/o John Baxter, d/o Daniel & Mary (Mills) Willard, [FD]
Wilson, Mary, b. Aug 16, 1702, d. Nov 11, 1789 in 88yr, w/o Gregory Baxter, d/o Dr. John & Sarah (Newton) Wilson, [FD]