Brief Life History of Esther
When Esther Hopkins was born on 8 February 1752, in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Deacon Timothy Hopkins, was 28 and her mother, Jemima Scovill, was 28. She married David Porter in 1772, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 27 September 1831, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Esther Hopkins, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Esther Porter, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Esther Hopkins in entry for David Porter, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh (Glamorgan): variant of Hopkin with genitival or excrescent -s. In Ireland, where the name is also frequent, it is sometimes Gaelicized as Mac Oibicín.
History: Stephen Hopkins (c. 1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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