Dorothy Quincy
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Dorothy Quincy was an American socialite and prominent figure of the Revolutionary era, best known as the wife of statesman and Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Quincy canonical | 7 |
| Elizabeth Quincy Smith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorothy Quincy Context triple: [John Hancock, spouse, Dorothy Quincy]
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A.
Rebecca Brien Howland
Rebecca Brien Howland was the first wife of James Roosevelt I and the mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s half-brother, James Roosevelt Roosevelt.
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B.
Roxana Foote Beecher
Roxana Foote Beecher was an American woman of the early 19th century known primarily as the mother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe and as a member of the prominent Beecher family.
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C.
Susan Packard Orr
Susan Packard Orr is an American philanthropist and former technology executive known for her leadership roles in the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and on the board of Hewlett-Packard.
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D.
Sara Ann Delano
Sara Ann Delano was an American socialite and the mother of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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E.
Nancy Packard Burnett
Nancy Packard Burnett is an American philanthropist and member of the Packard family who has supported environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorothy Quincy Target entity description: Dorothy Quincy was an American socialite and prominent figure of the Revolutionary era, best known as the wife of statesman and Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock.
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A.
Rebecca Brien Howland
Rebecca Brien Howland was the first wife of James Roosevelt I and the mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s half-brother, James Roosevelt Roosevelt.
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B.
Roxana Foote Beecher
Roxana Foote Beecher was an American woman of the early 19th century known primarily as the mother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe and as a member of the prominent Beecher family.
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C.
Susan Packard Orr
Susan Packard Orr is an American philanthropist and former technology executive known for her leadership roles in the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and on the board of Hewlett-Packard.
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D.
Sara Ann Delano
Sara Ann Delano was an American socialite and the mother of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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E.
Nancy Packard Burnett
Nancy Packard Burnett is an American philanthropist and member of the Packard family who has supported environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
ⓘ
human ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Boston Tea Party (as contemporary observer)
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1747-05-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| burialPlace |
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Granary Burying Ground, Boston
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1830-02-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|
| era | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
English American
ⓘ
surface form:
English Americans
|
| familyName |
Quincy, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Quincy
|
| father | Edmund Quincy ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorothy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1775-08-28 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Quincy family of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Quincy family
|
| mother | Elizabeth Wendell ⓘ |
| name | Dorothy Quincy self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of John Hancock
ⓘ
hosting political and social gatherings ⓘ role in American Revolutionary era society ⓘ |
| occupation |
hostess
ⓘ
socialite ⓘ |
| relative |
Josiah Quincy Jr.
ⓘ
Quincy family of Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Quincy political family
Samuel Quincy ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper class ⓘ |
| spouse | John Hancock ⓘ |
| spouseNotableFor | signing the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
President of the Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorothy Quincy Description of subject: Dorothy Quincy was an American socialite and prominent figure of the Revolutionary era, best known as the wife of statesman and Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elizabeth Quincy Smith