Mary C Hopkins

Brief Life History of Mary C

When Mary C Hopkins was born on 26 June 1797, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Hopkins, was 27 and her mother, Ann Nancy Simpson, was 33. She married William Shinn Woodward on 7 January 1832, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 13 July 1877, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.

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William Shinn Woodward
1809–1846
Mary C Hopkins
1797–1877
Marriage: 7 January 1832
Woodward
1835–1850

Sources (2)

  • Mary Hopkins, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Mary C. Hopkins Woodward, "Find A Grave Index"

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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.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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 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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History of Mary C. Hopkins Woodward

Mary C. Hopkins was born in Bucks Co., PA June 26, 1797 or 1798. She died in Smithfield, UT July 13, 1877 of congestion of the lungs. She was baptized in New Jersey in 1839 or 1840. Her and William mo …

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