Elizabeth Hoxworth Hancock

(1801–1879)

BIRTH

December 8, 1801

PLACE

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

NAME

Elizabeth Hoxworth

DEATH

January 25, 1879

PLACE

Unknown

FAMILY

MOTHER

Winfield Scott Hancock

(1824-1886)

HUSBAND

Benjamin Franklin Hancock

(1800–1867)

HOMES

RELIGIOUS VIEWS

RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED

DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED

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AWARDS

Elizabeth Hoxworth Hancock was mother of general Winfield Scott Hancock and his twin brother Hilary. She married Benjamin Franklin Hancock and lived in the Norristown, Pennsylvania, area.

TRADESPERSON

EARLY LIFE

CAREER

DEATH

Elizabeth Hoxworth, daughter of Edward and Mary Hoxworth, married Benjamin Franklin Hancock. She made women's hats and operated a millinery shop while raising their three sons. Their twin sons Winfield Scott and Hilary Baker were born in 1824; a third son, John, was born in 1830. Elizabeth died on January 25, 1879, and is buried in Montgomery Cemetery near Norristown, Pennsylvania.