Brief Life History of Marritjje
When Marritjje Hopper was born in 1734, in New Barbadoes Township, Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Hendrick Andries Hoppe, was 26 and her mother, Weintjen Lavina Huysman, was 18. She married Abraham Ackerman on 23 November 1755, in New Barbadoes Township, Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 5 March 1781, at the age of 47.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Maria Hoppe, "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980"
Spouse and Children
1733– Male
1734–1781 Female
Children (6)
1758–1760 Female
1759– Female
1759–1760 Male
1769–1832 Male
1774– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1708–1778 Male
1716–1776 Female
Siblings (8)
1734–1781 Female
1738–1778 Male
1743– Female
1752–1804 Male
1752– Female
+3 More Children
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a dancer, from an agent derivative of Middle English hoppen ‘to dance, hop, leap’ (Old English hoppian). See Hoppe 4.
English: topographic name from Middle English hoper, hopper, in Sussex and Kent denoting someone who lived at a remote place, probably an enclosed piece of land in marsh. The name derives from Middle English hop (see Hope ) + -er, and was interchangeable with (atte) hope.
English: possibly a variant of Hooper .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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