Hancock Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the Hancock Adams Common, across 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.

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. 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.

Hancock Cemetery

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

Hancock Cemetery

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See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Quincy, Massachusetts

References

External links

Digitized cemetery markers and graves on Google Maps and Google Earth .

Hancock Cemetery

Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts

1640 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Buildings and structures in Quincy, Massachusetts

Cemeteries in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Tourist attractions in Quincy, Massachusetts

National Register of Historic Places in Quincy, Massachusetts

Cemeteries established in the 17th century