Hancock Cemetery

Hancock Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Hancock Street in Quincy Square, across the street from the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after Reverend John Hancock (1702–1744), father of Founding Father John Hancock.[2]

Hancock Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Stones in the cemetery
Location	Hancock St. in Quincy Sq., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′1″N 71°0′14″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1640
NRHP reference No.	82004421[1]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1982

Entry gate

The cemetery was founded c. 1640 (the date of the earliest documented graves), and is the only tangible remainder of the early settlement of the area.[3] It was the resting place of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives, Abigail Adams and Louisa Adams (respectively), before they were moved to the crypt in the United First Parish Church.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The cemetery markers and graves have recently been digitized on Google Maps and Google Earth.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Quincy, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Quincy's Historic Hancock Cemetery". Quincy Historical Society. 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
3. "NRHP nomination for Hancock Cemetery". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-02.