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It is the burial location of Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere, the five victims of the Boston Massacre, and three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine.
21 de nov. de 2013 · John Hancock Memorial, Boston. John Hancock’s grave in the Granary Burying Ground, around 1898. Photo courtesy of Boston Public Library. The same site in 2023: Although John Hancock died in 1793, his grave wasn’t memorialized until 1896, about 2 years before the first photo, when the monument was dedicated.
Stone’s statue of John Hancock was placed in the Capitol in 1861. For more than 20 years it occupied a temporary base; in 1883 a permanent pedestal was constructed of granite quarried on the Hancock family farm in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 440. Source citation. Declaration of Independence Signer. His signature on the document was so bold that when people sign their names, they are said to have written their John Hancock. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, where his father was a minister.
John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
5 de may. de 2024 · Among regular citizens who rest inside are three signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Robert Treat Pain. Additionally, one of the least known, but one of the greatest, James Otis, is buried here as well.
Portrait of John Hancock. John Hancock (1737–1793), Boston merchant and politician, is famous for his prominent signature on the Declaration of Independence.
