Background
Hancock was born in Lexington, Massachusetts to Reverend John Hancock, Senior
Hancock was born in Lexington, Massachusetts to Reverend John Hancock, Senior
Hancock graduated from Harvard College in 1719, and served as a librarian there from 1723 to 1726.
He was ordained on November 2, 1726 and settled in Quincy, Massachusetts as pastor of United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts until his death. Soon later, John"s mother sent him to live with his father"s brother, Thomas Hancock. Hancock Cemetery in Quincy is named in his honor.