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Pilgrims |
Burial Ground |
Established in the 1630s, the earliest documented grave is Henry Adams' of Braintree. The early Puritans pragmatic view of burial are attested to by impermanent or nonexistent graves markers and that cattle are aloud to roam the grounds. |
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| 1646/10/06 |
Henry Adams of Braintree |
Died |
Henry Adams dies in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Mr Adams is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts. |
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| 1661/00/00 |
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Joanna Hoar dies. The stone of Welsh slate will be installed in the 1890s. |
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| 1666/00/00 |
William Mumford |
Stone carver |
Rev William Tompson, the town's first minister, dies. Tompson's headstone will be carved, probably, Boston carver William Mumford. |
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| 1674/10/12 |
Ruth Alden Bass |
Died |
Ruth Alden Bass dies in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Mrs Bass is buried in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts. |
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| 1675/00/00 |
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Dr Leonard Hoar, son of Joanna Hoar and third president of Harvard, dies. This is probably the earliest tomb burial in Hancock Cemetery. |
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| 1680/00/00 |
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Joanna Hoar Quincy, daughter of Joanna Hoar and wife of Edmund Quincy, dies. |
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| 1694/12/06 |
Joseph Adams |
Died |
Joseph Adams dies in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Mr Adams is buried along side his wife Abigail at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts. |
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| 1698/00/00 |
Col Edmund Quincy |
Died |
Edmund Quincy passes away. Col Edmund Quincy is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy. |
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| 1703/00/00 |
John Noyes, stone carver |
Stone Carver |
John Noyes carves headstone for Sarah Cleverly, died in 1694, and John Cleverly, who died in 1703. John's headstone is illustrated with birds. |
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| 1705/10/24 |
Hannah Bass Adams |
Died |
Hannah Bass Adams dies in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Mrs Adams is buried at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts. |
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| 1705/11/05 |
Joseph Penniman |
Died |
Joseph Penniman dies in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
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| 1705/12/00 |
James Foster |
Stone Carver |
John Forest carves a headstone for Joseph Penniman who died in 1705. |
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| 1737/02/12 |
Joseph G Adams |
Died |
Joseph G Adams dies in Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Mr Adams is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts. |
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| 1744/05/07 |
Rev John Hancock Jr |
Died |
Rev Col John Hancock dies at age 41 in Quincy, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Rev Hancock is buried in the Ministers Tomb at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy. |
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| 1761/05/25 |
Deacon John Adams |
Died |
John Adams dies of influenza in Quincy, Province of Massachusetts Bay. The same epidemic will kill about 70 people in Braintree. Mr Adams will be buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, his wife, Susanna, will be too ill with influenza to attend the burial. |
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| 1767/07/13 |
John Quincy |
Died |
John Quincy of Mount Wollaston dies in Boston, Mass. Col John Quincy is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy. |
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| 1775/04/26 |
Josiah Quincy II |
Died |
Josiah Quincy II dies of tuberculosis. Josiah Quincy, a brilliant Barrister at law, is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy. |
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| 1783/00/00 |
H C Geyer |
Stone Carver |
H C Geyer carves a grim headstone decorated with skull and crossbones and a rhyme for Sarah Glover who died in 1783. |
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| 1784/03/03 |
Josiah Quincy I |
Died |
Josiah Quincy dies in Quincy, Massachusetts. Col Josiah Quincy is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy. |
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| 1798/00/00 |
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Samuel Brown Jr dies. The federalist-era marker with a sun design is carve by lawyer and state senator Isaac Tomson of Middleboro. |
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| 1809/00/00 |
John Adams |
Benefactor |
A group of citizens, including John Adams, buy Hancock Cemetery and donate it to the town provided that it shall never hereafter allow the said burial ground to be used as pasture or any horse or cattle to run at large therein. |
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| 1815/00/00 |
John Adams |
Benefactor |
Late in life, John Adams has new memorials placed over four graves of his direct ancestors at Hancock Cemetery. Adams wrote the inscriptions himself. |
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| 1826/07/07 |
John Adams |
In Memoriam |
About 4,000 people attend the funeral for John Adams is held at the First Congregational Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. Mr Adams was buried at Hancock Cemetery. |
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| 1829/10/05 |
Pvt James Faxon |
Died |
James Faxon dies in Quincy, Massachusetts. Mr Faxon is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy. |
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| 1836/00/00 |
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John Briesler, a veteran of the American Revolution, dies. Mr Briesler is buried at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy. |
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| 1844/00/00 |
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A handsome iron fence is erected around Hancock Cemetery. |
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| 1845/05/02 |
John Faxon |
Died |
John Faxon is killed instantly at Glover's Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts, after being thrown down and his wagon passed over him. Mr Faxon is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts. |
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| 1848/03/11 |
John Quincy Adams |
In Memoriam |
John Quincy Adams is buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts, where his original tomb remains. |
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| 1902/00/00 |
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Abner Packard dies. Mr Packard was commander of the town militia unit that responded to President Lincoln's first call for volunteers in April of 1861. |
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