Dorothy Quincy
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott | |
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Born | |
Died | February 3, 1830 Boston, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | 1st and 3rd First Lady of Massachusetts |
Successor | Elizabeth Adams |
Spouses |
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Children | Lydia Henchman Hancock (1776–1777), John George Washington Hancock (1778–1787) |
Parent(s) | Edmund Quincy (1703–1788), Elizabeth Wendell (1704–1769)[1] |
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (
Dorothy Quincy was raised at the
In 1796, after Hancock's death in 1793, Quincy married Captain James Scott (1742–1809), who had been employed by Hancock as a captain in his trading ventures with England. They lived in
Dorothy was a well-known hostess, and a great deal was written about her. Many chroniclers of the time note that she was beautiful, well-spoken, and intelligent. She witnessed the
During the American Revolution, the Hancocks hosted the Marquis de Lafayette, and in October 1781, he came to their house with the news that the British had surrendered at Yorktown. In 1824, Lafayette toured the United States at the invitation of President James Monroe. During the welcoming procession in Boston, where he was escorted by her nephew, Mayor Josiah Quincy III, Lafayette saw Dorothy Quincy watching from a balcony. He stopped his carriage, placed his hand on his heart, and bowed to her with tears in his eyes. She returned the gesture, burst into tears, and said, "I have lived long enough."[9]
In her novel, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Louisa May Alcott, Dorothy Quincy's great-grandniece, has her character, Grandma Shaw, witness Lafayette's visit. [10]
References
- ^ "Dorothy Quincy (Mrs. John Hancock)". March 14, 2018.
- ^ Cutter, William (1908). Genealogical & Personal Memoirs's Vol II. Lincoln: Nebraska: Lewis Historical Publish Co. p. 594.
- ^ Crawford, Mary Caroline (1902). The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees. L. C. Page & Company. pp. 117. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ISBN 0-395-27619-5.
- ^ Fowler1980, pp. 229, 265.
- ^ "Dorothy Quincy Hancock". Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Wives of the Signers: The Women Behind the Declaration of Independence (1997), Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green, and David Barton, pp. 18–32
- ^ Brown, R: "Incidents in the Life of John Hancock: as related by Dorthy Quincy Hancock Scott", Magazine of American History, Vol XIX:1888:506, Barnes, NY
- ISBN 978-1-4516-2066-5.
- ^ LaPlante2012, p. 35.
Further reading
- Ellen C. D. Q Woodbury: "Dorothy Quincy, wife of John Hancock: With events of her time"; Neale Pub. Co (1905).