Name John Sr. Died December 6, 1752 Children John Hancock, Jr. | Role Sr. Education Harvard College Grandchildren John Hancock | |
Great grandchildren John George Washington Hancock, Lydia Henchman Hancock | ||
John Hancock, Sr. (March 1, 1671—December 6, 1752) was a colonial American clergyman and paternal grandfather of American politician John Hancock.
Hancock taught the Grammar School at Cambridge, Massachusetts starting in 1691. He was invited to preach at Lexington, Massachusetts in 1697. He graduated from Harvard College in 1689 and was ordained that year. He served as minister at Lexington, Massachusetts from 1689 to 1732. His son Thomas Hancock (1703–1774) was a merchant in Boston who built the Hancock-Clarke House for his father. His son, Reverend John Hancock, Jr. (1702–1744), was also a minister and was father of the politician.
He is buried at the Old Burying Ground in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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