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Benjamin Franklin Hancock
(1800–1867)
BIRTH
October 19, 1800
PLACE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DEATH
February 1, 1867
PLACE
Norristown, Pennsylvania
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Winfield Scott Hancock
(1824-1886)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
BAPTIST
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Benjamin Franklin Hancock, a teacher and attorney in Norristown, Pennsylvania, was father of Civil War general Winfield Scott Hancock and his twin brother Hilary. He married Elizabeth Hoxworth.
EARLY LIFE
CAREER
DEATH
Benjamin Franklin Hancock taught school at Montgomery Square and later practiced law in Norristown. He helped found First Baptist Church of Norristown and served as its first Sunday school superintendent. He died in Norristown on February 1, 1867, and was buried in Montgomery Cemetery beside his wife Elizabeth.
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