Edmund Quincy (1628-1698)

Edmund Quincy II
Coat of Arms of Col. Edmund Quincy II
Born	1628 England
Died	1698
Other names	Edmund Quincy II
Occupation	Soldier, Planter, Politician, Merchant
Title	Colonel
Spouse(s)	Joanna Hoar, Elizabeth Gookin
Children	12 (including Edmund Quincy III and Josiah Quincy I)
Parent(s)	Col. Edmund Quincy I (1602–1636) Judith Pares

Col. Edmund Quincy II (/ˈkwɪnzi/; 1628–1698) was an American Massachusetts Colonist, soldier, planter, politician, and merchant. He emigrated to colonial Massachusetts in 1633 with his father, Col. Edmund Quincy I (1602-1636).

Edmund Quincy II was born in England in 1628, He was the son of Col. Edmund Quincy I (1602-1636). In 1633, at around 5 years old, he emigrated to colonial Massachusetts with his father.

Edmund was magistrate, representative to the general court and a Lt. Colonel in a Massachusetts militia regiment. 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. Colonel Quincy started work in on the family property, called the Quincy Homestead, around 1696.

His first wife was Joanna Hoar, sister of Leonard Hoar (President of Harvard College) and they had 10 children. Edmund and his second wife, Elizabeth, the widow of Rev. John Elliot of Newton and daughter of Major General Daniel Gookin, had 2 children.