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