Amelia H Hooper

Brief Life History of Amelia H

When Amelia H Hooper was born on 20 December 1781, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, her father, James Hooper, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Chambers, was 33. She had at least 6 sons and 2 daughters with Joshua Word. She lived in Franklin, Georgia, United States in 1850. She died in 1862, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Word
1775–1853
Amelia H Hooper
1781–1862
Harriet Word
1803–
James Word
1807–1870
Thomas A. Word
1805–
Elizabeth Word
1809–
Franklin Word
1810–
John William Word
1812–1881
Charles J Word
1813–1874
John F. Word
1815–1895

Sources (3)

  • Emilia Word in household of Joshua Word, "United States Census, 1850"
  • The Word Family in the Virginia Colony: From Jamestown to Independence
  • James Hooper's Revolutionary War Pension Record, Page 4

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1784

Historical Boundaries 1784: Franklin, Georgia, United States

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): occupational name for a cooper, someone who fitted wooden or metal hoops on wooden casks and barrels, or a barrel-maker, from Middle English hoper, an agent derivative of hop ‘hoop, band’. Compare Cooper .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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