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Oliver Hopkins (1756 - 1839)

Oliver Hopkins
Born in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Islandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 16 Jan 1777 in Scituate, Providence, RImap
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Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 83 in Virgil, Cortland, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Oliver Hopkins served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Oliver Hopkins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A058121.

Oliver Hopkins was born in 1756 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA . He is the son of Jonah Hopkins Sr. (1724-1805).[1]

Oliver Hopkins married Susanna Bennett on 16 Jan 1777 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[2]

Their children are:

  1. Stephen Hopkins (1776 - 1850)
  2. Bennett B., Hopkins (1780 - 1859)
  3. Jonah Hopkins (1782 - 1879)
  4. Daniel Hopkins (1783 - 1863)
  5. Jonathan Hopkins (1787 - 1854)
  6. Susanna Hopkins 1788 - 1872)
  7. Esek Hopkins (1789 - 1886)
  8. Alverson "Jonah" Hopkins (1791 - 1872)
  9. William Gideon Hopkins (1792 - 1866)
  10. Serene Hopkins (1794 - 1863)
  11. Gardner Hopkins 1796 - 1879)
  12. Olive Hopkins (1797 - 1874)
  13. Josiah Hopkins (1799 - 1879)
  14. Sheffield Hopkins (1800 - )

Revolutionary War Service

Oliver Hopkins is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A058121. He served as a Private for Rhode Island. His spouse is Susanna Bennett. Children in Patriot file: Josiah who m. Orilla Taylor; Susanna who m. Joseph Stafford; Gardner who m. Freelove Parker; Cyrene who m. Walter William Perkins.[3]

1820 Census

  • Male, age 45+ [b. before 1775] (Oliver Hopkins, b. 1756)
  • Female, age 45+ [b. before 1775] (Susanna Bennett, b. 1755)[4]

1830 Census

  • Male, age 70-80 [b. 1750-1760] (Oliver Hopkins, b. 1756)
  • Female, age 70-80 [b. 1750-1760] (Susanna Bennett, b. 1755)[5]

Burial

Highland Cemetery Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, USA.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7074313/oliver-hopkins: accessed April 24, 2024), memorial page for Oliver Hopkins (18 Jan 1756–7 Apr 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7074313, citing Highland Cemetery, Lapeer, Cortland County, New York, USA; Maintained by Marilyn Morgan (contributor 47185146).
  2. ↑ "New York Families", page 222, https://ia902702.us.archive.org/19/items/genealogicalfami03cutt/genealogicalfami03cutt.pdf
  3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 May 2021), "Record of Oliver Hopkins", Ancestor # A058121.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLD-QYL : accessed 1 February 2021), Oliver Hopkins, Harrison [Marathon], Cortland, New York, United States; citing p. 513, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 193,721.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPS-YGY : 19 November 2020), Oliver Hopkins, Virgil, Cortland, New York, United States; citing 90, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 88; FHL microfilm 17,148.

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Peter Houle
Hopkins-17006 and Hopkins-1811 appear to represent the same person because: our ancestors intersect here
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I did a number of updates to Oliver Hopkin's profile. I sent each profile manager a notice.
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Bob Tonsmeire
Hopkins-1811 and Hopkins-4713 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same parents, same birth year, same wife
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