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| Thomas Hancock (1763–1844) |
| Father of Solomon and Levi Hancock and Clarissa
Hancock Alger (mother of Fanny Alger). Worked on House of the Lord in Kirtland. |
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November 21, 1763 in Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
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Ancestry.com (subscribers); Levi's autobiography gives Nov. 20. |
| Died |
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October 1, 1844 in Lyme, Hancock County, Illinois |
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Ancestry.com (subscribers) |
| Father |
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Thomas Hancock Sr. |
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Ancestry.com |
| Mother |
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Jemima Wright |
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Ancestry.com |
| Occupation |
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Miller |
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Moves to Sharon, Vermont, and from there to New York. |
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| New York |
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February 2, 1805 leaves for Ontario County
(Bristol 2 years, then Pittsown, Bloomfield), New York. |
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Levi's journal, 1, 2. |
| Ohio |
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1820 family moves to Chagrin,
Ohio. |
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Levi autobio |
| Baptized |
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November 11, 1830 baptized
in Mayfield with daughter Clarissa
Hancock Alger after hearing Parley P. Pratt preach and Sidney endorse the
new movement. |
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¶ Missionaries
in Kirtland, 1830 |
| Kirtland |
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March 1833 Joseph receives revelation for Thomas to move to Kirtland. |
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Levi's journal, 136. |
| Blessing |
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March 8, 1835 among the workers on the House of the Lord
blessed. |
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Minutes
of March 7–8, 1835 |
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Family |
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| Wife |
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Amy Ward, b. Feb. 28, 1769 in Somers, Tolland
Co., Connecticut
md. 1784 in Longmeadow Co., Massachusetts
d. Jan.14,
1847 in Kanesville, Council Bluffs, Iowa |
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Ancestry.com has two variants
of Thomas' family. |
| Children |
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Thomas (b. 1776 in Old Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts)
Eliza (b. 1782 in Old Springfield)
Thomas (b. 1786)
Elijah (b. Sept. 21, 1786 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts; d. Aug. 1,
1818)
Thomas Jr. (b. Jan. 25, 1788 in Old Springfield; d. Jan. 4, 1848)
Clarissa (b. Sept. 3, 1790 in Old Springfield; d. July 22, 1870)
Alvah (b. Apr. 19, 1796 in [Old] Springfield; d. July 17, 1847)
Solomon (b. Aug. 14, 1798 in Old Springfield; d. Dec. 2, 1847)
Joseph (b. Mar. 18, 1798 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; d.
July 5, 1893)
Levi Ward (b. Apr. 7, 1803 in Old Springfield; d. June 10, 1882)
Sarah Abbott (b. June 18, 1805 in Bristol, Ontario, New York)
Amy (b. Sept. 18, 1807 in Bristol; d. Sept. 9, 1809)
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Children's death dates are
from FamilySearch. FamilySearch does not list Thomas
(1776), Eliza, or Thomas; has Solomon born Aug. 14, 1793; and lists
only "Springfield" (not "Old
Springfield").
"I was born in Springfield, State of Massachusetts …" Levi Hancock [1878],
107. |
| Alternate account |
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Amy Ward, b. Feb. 28, 1769 in Lexington,
Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
md. [1789]
d. Jan. 14, 1847 in Kanesville,
Council Bluffs, Iowa |
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FamilySearch
Ancestry.com agrees
with FamilySearch except gives birth place as Somers, Tolland Co., Connecticut;
no date for marriage to Thomas, but has an additional husband, Asael
Adams (b. Oct. 7, 1764 in Pomfret, Connecticut; d. Nov. 24, 1844 in Middlesex,
Yates Co. New York). |
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Elijah (b. Sept. 21, 1786 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts)
Thomas Jr. (b. Jan. 25, 1788 in Old Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts)
Clarissa (b. Sept. 3, 1790 in Old Springfield)
Alvah (b. Apr. 19, 1796 in Springfield)
Solomon (b. Aug. 14, 1798 in Old Springfield)
Joseph (b. Mar. 18, 1798 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts)
Levi Ward (b. Apr. 7, 1803 in Old Springfield)
Sarah Abbott (b. June 18, 1805 in Bristol, Ontario Co., New York)
Amy (b. Sept. 18, 1807 in Bristol) |
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