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The timeline of John Hancock
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John Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on 1-23-1737. His parents were Reverent John Hancock and Mary Hawke Thaxter
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His father died. John moved with his uncle Thomas Hancock and his uncle's wife Lydia Henchman. He was eventually adopted by the childless couple and raised as their own son.
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Hancock graduated from the Boston Latin School.The BLS is the oldest existing school in the United States. Graduated with a bachelor’s degree.1750-1754
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John's uncle dies and John inherits the house of hancock
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Colonists start to protest the stamp act, then John Hancock joins the protest. In 1767 he leads a merchant boycott of British goods.
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British Tried John Hancock as a smuggler. (get the joke? Hint: photo)
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Boston Massacre shocks the citizens of massachusetts
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People in Boston protest taxes on tea and throw tea in the water.
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John becomes president of the Second Continental Congress and marries Dorthy Quincy
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John Hancock signs the declaration of independence and his daughter Lydia was born.
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in 1777 Lydia Hancock dies
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John George Washington Hancock is born. (long name)
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1780-1785 John serves as Massachusetts governor
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Proposes nine amendments, which become the beginning of the Bill of Rights and helped get constitution passed in Massachusetts.
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On October 8, 1793 John Hancock dies in Boston Massachusetts.
