Edmund Quincy (1703–1788)
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Edmund Quincy (1703-1788)
)Edmund Quincy IV (/ˈkwɪnzi/; 1703-1788) was a prominent Boston merchant during much of the 18th century.[1][2]
Early life and career
Edmund Quincy was one of four children born to
Josiah Quincy retired shortly after this windfall, while Edmund remained in business, entering into a partnership with his sons. Though well respected, he suffered financial reverses and was declared bankrupt in 1757.
Quincy was also an acting magistrate of Suffolk County until the time of his death, and was referred to as "Squire" or "Justice" Quincy.[4][6][7]
Family and personal life
Quincy married Elizabeth Wendell in 1725. Together they had nine children, including
Freemason, and was a member of Master's Lodge along with Richard Gridley.[10]
Edmund Quincy died July 4, 1788, at the age of 85.[11]
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John Hancock
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Dorothy (Quincy) Hancock
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Lydia Henchman Hancock (1776-1777)
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John George Washington Hancock (1778-1787)
See also
References
- ^ Massachusetts Historical Society (1896). Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Massachusetts Historical Society. p. 45. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Howard, R.H.; Crocker, Henry E. (1879). A History of New England. Crocker & Co. p. 223. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Quincy, Edmund (1874). Life of Josiah Quincy. Little, Brown, and Company. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b c Massachusetts Historical Society (1860). Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Massachusetts Historical Society. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1879). "Josiah Quincy, Snr". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography: 182. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Massachusetts Historical Society: Quincy, Wendell, Holmes, and Upham Family Papers, 1633-1910". Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b Quincy, Josiah; Quincy, Eliza Susan Morton (1875). Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy, Junior, of Massachusetts Bay, 1744-1775. Little, Brown. pp. 3. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Stark, James Henry (1910). The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution. Salem Press. pp. 455. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ISBN 978-1-55849-294-3. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ^ Allen, William (1857). The American biographical dictionary. J.P. Jewett and Company. pp. 688. Retrieved 2009-03-20.