Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Comfort was born on 26 September 1797, in Orange, New York, United States, her father, Edward Comfort, was 26 and her mother, Lovina MORGAN, was 23. She married Rockwell Hopper on 26 October 1811, in Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 16 August 1865, in Belfast, Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Belfast, Belfast, Allegany, New York, United States.
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- Elizabeth Hopper in household of Rockwell Hopper, "United States Census, 1850"
- Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012
- Elizabeth Hopper in household of Rockwell Hopper, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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 (southeastern): nickname for someone who gave or sought comfort, from Middle English cumfort, comfort ‘comfort; encouragement; consolation; pleasure, joy’. Middle English do comfort (literally ‘do comfort’) meant ‘to amuse (someone)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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