Brief Life History of Hopkins
When Hopkins Webster was born on 5 April 1790, in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Samuel B. Webster, was 21 and his mother, Lavina Hopkins, was 18. He married Elizabeth Grosvenor about 1814, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 22 February 1870, in Lockington, Washington Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Kirkwood, Orange Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States.
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- Hopkins Webster, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Hipkins Webster, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hopkins Webster, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, from Middle English webbester ‘weaver’ (Old English webbestre ‘female weaver’). By the time of surname formation, the gender distinction of the -stre suffix had almost completely disappeared. Compare Webb , Webber , and Weaver .
History: The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (died 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, c. 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656. Daniel Webster (1782–1852), politician and orator, was born in Salisbury, NH, a descendant of Thomas Webster, a prominent 17th-century citizen of Ipswich, MA, whose family had settled there around 1635, while he was still a child.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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