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Phebe Adams Hancock

7 June 1811—4 February 1897

1 Born at Middlesex, Ontario County, New York; daughter of Betsey Adams and Isaac Adams. 2 Baptized, 1836. 3 Married Solomon Hancock, 1836; five children. 4 Served as an officer in the Relief Society at Lima, Adams County, Illinois, circa 1842–1844. 5 Widowed, 1847. 6 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1849. 7 Settled at Payson, Utah County, Utah Territory, 1852. 8 Served as counselor and treasurer in the Payson Relief Society, beginning in 1856. 9 Died at Payson. 10 (See Document 4.7)

Footnotes

  1. 1 “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Utah Division of State History (https://history.utah.gov/cemeteries/, accessed Apr. 2014), Phebe A. Hancock. “In Memoriam,” Woman’s Exponent 25, no. 22 (May 15, 1897): 151.

  2. 2“In Memoriam,” 151. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), Phebe Adams KWV3-QZH.

  3. 3 Ibid.

  4. 4 Ibid.

  5. 5 “In Memoriam,” 151.

  6. 6 “Family Tree,” database, Solomon Hancock KWJ5-QP8.

  7. 7 “Phoebe Adams,” Church History Biographical Database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Nov. 2023).

  8. 8 “In Memoriam,” 151.

  9. 9 “In Memoriam,” 151.

  10. 10 Ibid. “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Phebe A. Hancock.