Capt. Amos J. Hancox and Mercy Breed

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Husband Capt. Amos J. Hancox ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: Amos S. Hancox 4
           Born: 25 Mar 1782 - Connecticut 1
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           Died: 1860 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 24 Feb 1805 1

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   Other Spouse: Mary Hamilton (1789-1834) 1 - 27 Mar 1823 1

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   Other Spouse: Lucy Gleason (1804-      ) 1 - 24 Dec 1834 1

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Wife Mercy Breed ^{1 3}

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           Born: Feb 1785 1
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           Died: 1821 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Joseph Breed (1757-1839) 2 3
         Mother: Mary Holmes (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Amos B. Hancox ¹

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           Born: 23 Jan 1806 1
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           Died: 
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2 M Silas B. Hancox ¹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1813 1
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         Buried:  - Kerr Hill Cemetery, Gresham, Oil Creek Twp, Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Eleanor "Ellen", "Nellie" Prather (1809-1861) 5
           Marr: 1836 5

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3 M William Hancox ¹

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           Born: 4 Oct 1817 1
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4 M Charles Hancox ¹

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           Born: 25 Nov 1822 1
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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Amos J. Hancox

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They came to Venango County, PA, in company with the Breeds, and settled where Breedtown would later stand, in 1818. In early life he was a sea captain, but followed farming after his arrival in Venango County.

1 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 564.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1049.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 914.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 569.

5 Earl M. Prather, Pioneers 1795 - 1997 Ricketts, Prather, & McCalmont (Centerville, PA: Self-published, 1997), Pg 4.