Edmund Quincy (1627-1698) emigrated to colonial Massachusetts in 1633 with his father, Edmund. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. His first wife was Johanna Hoar, sister of Leonard Hoar (President of Harvard College) and they had 10 children. Leonard Hoar (1630 &ndash November 28, 1675) was an early American clergyman and educator Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a Private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Edmund and his second wife, Elizabeth, the widow of Rev. John Elliot of Newton and daughter of Major General Daniel Gookin, had 2 children. Major-General Daniel Gookin ( 1612 - 19 March 1687) was a settler of Virginia and Massachusetts, and a writer on the subject of [1]
Edmund was magistrate, representative to the general court and a Lt. Colonel in a Massachusetts militia regiment. Militia of the Colony and later Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1689 was a member of the provisional government (Committee of Safety). This was a time of turmoil in the colonies and England. The disliked Governor Edmund Andros of the Dominion of New England was placed under investigation by the Committee, while in England the Glorious Revolution (James II fled to France) and the Bill of Rights brought fundamental changes to the political structure. Sir Edmund Andros ( December 6 1637 - February 24 1714) was an early colonial Governor in North America, and head of The Dominion of New England in America (1686-1689 was a short-lived administrative union of English colonies in the New England region of North America England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union James II may refer to James II Count of La Marche (1370-1438 King Consort of Naples ''James II'' (EP, the second EP by Mancunian This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A Bill of Rights is a list or summary of rights that are considered important and essential by a group of people Colonel Quincy started work in on the family property, called the Quincy Homestead, around 1696.
Son Edmund was very active in colonial affairs, like his father. Edmund Quincy (1681-1737 was the son of Edmund Quincy and his second wife Elizabeth Gookin
Many of Edmund's descendants were active in the American Revolution, some of the more notable being John Quincy Adams, Dorothy Quincy, and Josiah Quincy. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" John Quincy Adams (July 11 1767 &ndash February 23 1848 was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott was the daughter of Justice Edmund Quincy (1703-1788 of Braintree and Boston Josiah Quincy is the name of Colonel Josiah Quincy I (1709–1784 Revolutionary War soldier Josiah Quincy II (1744–1775 American
His grave was once marked with two granite columns embossed with lead. The lead was stripped for use by the colonists during the Revolution. This was noted by President John Adams. John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.
Notes and references
- ^ "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol II", by William Richard Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Co. , New York (1908), pp. 592-598.
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