Rockwell Hopper

Brief Life History of Rockwell

When Rockwell Hopper was born on 30 April 1792, in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States, his father, Cornelius M. Hopper, was 36 and his mother, Hannah Rockwell, was 31. He married Elizabeth Comfort on 26 October 1811, in Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States in 1830. He died on 20 May 1875, in Belfast, Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Chamberlain Cemetery, Belfast, Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rockwell Hopper
1792–1875
Elizabeth Comfort
1797–1865
Marriage: 26 October 1811
Lovina Hopper
1812–1900
Cornelius Hopper
1814–1857
Edward C. Hopper
1817–1880
Hannah Hopper
1818–1891
Richard C. Hopper
1821–1825
Christiana Ann Hopper
1823–1883
Alfred Rockwell Hopper
1826–1890
Emma Forrila Hopper
1830–1877
Charles R. Hopper
1835–1845

Sources (39)

  • Rockwell Hopper, "United States Census, 1830"
  • Rockwell Hopper, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rockwell Hopper in entry for Hannah Hopper, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1806

Historical Boundaries: 1806: Allegany, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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