Hancock Cemetery

Hancock Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Stones in the cemetery
Location	Hancock St. in Quincy Sq., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′1″N 71°0′14″W / 42.25028°N 71.00389°W / 42.25028; -71.00389Coordinates: 42°15′1″N 71°0′14″W / 42.25028°N 71.00389°W / 42.25028; -71.00389
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1640
Governing body	Local
NRHP Reference #	82004421[1]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1982

Hancock Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Hancock Street in Quincy Square, across the street from the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after Reverend John Hancock (1702–1744), father of Founding Father John Hancock.

The cemetery was founded in 1640 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was the resting place of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives, Abigail Adams and Louisa Adams (respectively), before they were moved to the crypt in the United First Parish Church.

The cemetery markers and graves have recently been digitized on Google Maps and Google Earth.

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