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Joseph Samuel HANCORT

Male 1907 - 1986  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph Samuel HANCORT 
    Birth 1 Dec 1907  Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Military Service 16 Oct 1940  Newtonville, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 13 May 1986  Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I6817  bmds
    Last Modified 14 Jul 2020 

    Father Joseph Lambert HANCORT,   b. 15 Feb 1871, Readville, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1946, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary SAYLES,   b. 1884, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1936, Manhattan, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Family ID F2541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Van Leer SKINNER,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1982, Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1937  Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age at Marriage Joseph : 29 years old | Margaret : 34 years old. 
    Children
    +1Female. Mary Van Leer HANCORT,   b. 28 Jan 1945 (Age 79 years)
     
    Family ID F2538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Dec 1907 - Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Fairfield, Connecticut
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jul 1937 - Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 16 Oct 1940 - Newtonville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 May 1986 - Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Source: The Bridgeport Telegram, 24 Jun 1927 — Joseph Hancort, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hancort, of Main street, Stratford, has come home from Dartmouth college where he is a sophomore for the summer vacation and had as his weekend guest John Herrick, of Pelham Manor, a grandnephew of Ambassador Herrick. Mr. Hancort motored to Pelham Manor with his guest and was entertained at the Orienta club.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] 1930 US Census, Fairfield, CT. Family #48.
      Hancort, Joseph S. | Son | age: 22 | birthplace: CT | father’s bp: MA | mother’s bp: NY | occup.: none

    2. [S15] Internet.
      Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Joseph Samuel Hancort | b: 1 Dec 1907 (Bridgeport, Conn.) | employer: Brown Bros Harriman &Co | Next of Kin: Margaret Van Leer Hancort

    3. [S9] Social Security Death Index.
      JOSEPH HANCORT; b. 01 Dec 1907; d. May 1986; 02181 (Wellesley, Norfolk, MA <http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/MA/Norfolk>) (none specified) SSN: 030-07-7905; Issued: Massachusetts

    4. [S27] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003.
      Joseph Hancort, d. 13 May 1986 (Winchester, MA), b. 1 Dec 1907 (Connecticut)

    5. [S4] Obituary.
      Joseph S. Hancort of Wellesley died May 13 at the Winchester Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was 78.
       Mr. Hancort was born in Bridgeport, Conn. on Dec. 1, 1907. He graduated from the Bridgeport Public Schools and from Dartmouth College where he earned a master’s degree. He became for a time and economics lecturer at the college.
       He worked his way through college by playing the banjo with the Barbary Coast Orchestra. He taught banjo playing in Wellesley until his death. In the mid-1930s, he joined the investment firm of Brown Brothers Harriman of Boston and became head of investments. He retired in 1973.
       He was a World War II veteran of the Air Force, attaining the rank of major. He served in the Air Material Command in Arizona, Washington, D.C. and Paris, France. He also re-enlisted for the Korean War. He moved to Wellesley in 1953.
       Mr. Hancort enjoyed painting and he exhibited his watercolors and seascapes in local and New England art shows.
       He also acted with amateur and semi-professional theatrical groups including the Arlington Friends fo the Drama. He was an expert in Gilbert and Sullivan and performed many roles with the Neponset Choral Society and the Winchester Gilbert and Sullivan Society. He was a member of the Security Analysts Association and belonged to St. Andrew’s Church.
       He was a widower of Margaret Van Leer (Skinner) Hancort. He leaves his daughter, Mary Hancort Behnke and two grandchildren, Matthew and Margaret Behnke, all of Winchester.
       A funeral service is scheduled for tomorrow (May 16) in St. Andrew’s Church with the Rev. Martha Hedgpeth ant the Rev. William Heuss officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery will be private. Arrangement are by the J.S. Waterman & Sons Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Music Program, c/o St. Andrew’s Church, 79 Denton Road.
      — The Wellesley Townsman, May 15, 1986.

    6. [S67] New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947.
      Name: Joseph S. Hancort | Event: Marriage | Event Date: 03 Jul 1937 | Event Place: Hanover, New Hampshire | Age: 29 | Estimated Birth Year: 1908 | Father: Joseph L. Hancort | Mother: Mary Sayles | Spouse: Margaret Vanleer Skinner | Spouse’s Age: 34 | Spouse’s Estimated Birth Year: 1903 | Spouse’s Father: Prescott Orde Skinner | Spouse’s Mother: Alice Vanleer Carrick