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1847–1868

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Birth Date
27 June 1823
Death Date
5 November 1887
Gender
Female
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Ann Melsome Hancock


Alternate Names

    Ann Melsome Hughes

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  • The Personal History of James Hancock, written by his grandson, states that the family came to Utah with the 1852 Abraham O. Smoot Company.  

    Her birth date is confirmed by the inscription in the Henry Wallace Hughes family Bible, and her birth year is also confirmed by the Bisley Parish records.

    Ann was rebaptized in Salt Lake City before 16 October 1852.

Abraham O. Smoot Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 26

Traveled with

  • James Hancock (Age: 24)
  • Joseph Hyrum Hancock (Age: 3)

Sources

  • Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, Parish Records
  • "James Henry Hancock," In Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Seventh Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.