Hancock, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Hancock, Massachusetts, USA? Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hancock was first settled in 1762 as the Plantation of Jericho. The town was officially incorporated in 1776, and renamed for John Hancock.
In 1790, the Shakers established Hancock Shaker Village. The Shakers were a religious order which believed in pacifism, celibacy and communal living. Worship could take the form of singing and ecstatic dance, which is why they were called the "Shaking Quakers," or "Shakers." The utopian sect is renowned today for its plain architecture and furniture.wikipedia
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Hancock, Massachusetts, USA
"Hancock Shaker Village began in the late 1780s, when nearly 100 Believers consolidated a community on land donated by local farmers who had converted to the Shaker movement. By the 1830s, with a great many more conversions and additional land acquisitions, the Shaker community peaked in population with more than 300 Believers and more than 3,000 acres.
During the height of their growth, religious fervor and influence, the Hancock Shakers erected communal dwelling houses, barns, workshops and other buildings, and developed a large and successful farm. With the 1826 Round Stone Barn as the center of a thriving dairy industry, and with many acres cultivated in medicinal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and other crops, the Hancock Shakers enjoyed a simple, peaceful, and hard-working life, separated from the ways of “The World.” They named their utopian village The City of Peace, and organized the large community into six smaller communal groups known as Families for efficiency of work, worship, and administration..." hancockshakervillage.org)
Main Street Hancock Shaker Village (1907)
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Hancock, Massachusetts, USA
Shaker Village, West Pittsfield, Mass.
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22. HANCOCK. [Pop. 922. Inc. 1776.]
Before its incorporation, this long strip of land was called Jericho, because walled in by...Read MORE...
Before its incorporation, this long strip of land was called Jericho, because walled in by...Read MORE...
1859
HANCOCK, a township of Berkshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, 143 m. W of Boston, bounded on ...Read MORE...
HANCOCK, a township of Berkshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, 143 m. W of Boston, bounded on ...Read MORE...
1871 - Shakers ElopeOne of the latest excitements is that of an elopement among the Shakers of Hancock, Mass. The...Read MORE...
Hancock Massachusetts, 1890
Hancock is a long, narrow, and mountainous township in the northern half of the western side of...Read MORE...
Hancock is a long, narrow, and mountainous township in the northern half of the western side of...Read MORE...
1916
Hancock, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Hancock township (town), on Kinderhook Creek, 8 ...Read MORE...
Hancock, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Hancock township (town), on Kinderhook Creek, 8 ...Read MORE...
1960 - The (Hancock) village was closed by the Shakers in 1960, and sold to a local group, who now operate the property as a museum.
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Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Bidwell BABBITT
(1816, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 17 December 1875, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Emma FAIRFIELD
(31 May 1863, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 23 August 1950, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Québec, Canada (Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie))
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Marie "Maude" Zenobie FAIRFIELD
(10 December 1867, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 6 March 1954, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
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Phoebe HUNGSFORD
(1827, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 4 April 1879, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
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Powell N. SPRAGUE
(1817, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 4 March 1862, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA)
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William TRASK
(1801, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 15 April 1868, Monson, Massachusetts, USA)
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James Dorr WHITMAN
(22 September 1854 , Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 24 September 1887, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
Louisa TIMM
(1854, , Massachusetts, USA - 31 May 1860, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA)
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James Dorr WHITMAN
(22 September 1854 , Hancock, Massachusetts, USA - 24 September 1887, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA)
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