Reviewed relationship
How are Dorothy Quincy and John Hancock connected?
marriage
The short answer
The cited source records a marriage between Dorothy Quincy and John Hancock.
The Dorothy Quincy and John Hancock relationship is described here as marriage. This answer comes from one statement in the cited source, so it does not claim details beyond that reviewed evidence.
What the source says
“Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (/ˈkwɪnzi/; May 21 (May 10 O.S.) 1747 – February 3, 1830) was an American hostess, daughter of Justice Edmund Quincy of Braintree and Boston, and the wife of Founding Father John Hancock. Her aunt, also Dorothy Quincy, was the subject of Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem Dorothy Q.”
Explicit marriage or spouse statement.
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How to read this connection
The source directly names the pair in a marriage or partner statement.
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