Olive Hopper

Brief Life History of Olive

When Olive Hopper was born on 25 July 1781, in Orange, New York, United States, her father, Cornelius M. Hopper, was 25 and her mother, Hannah Rockwell, was 20. She married Greene Main Bentley Jr. about 1798, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Veteran, Chemung, New York, United States in 1860. She died on 14 November 1862, in Millport, Chemung, New York, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Millport Cemetery, Millport, Chemung, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Greene Main Bentley Jr.
1778–1820
Olive Hopper
1781–1862
Marriage: about 1798
James D. Bentley
1798–1865
George Cargill Bentley
1801–1861
Ezekiel Bentley
1802–1826
William C. Bentley
1806–1883
Esther Bentley
1810–1894
Eunice Bentley
1812–1880
Elisha Michael Bentley
1813–1895
Margaret Bentley
1818–1912

Sources (13)

  • Olive Greene in household of Oliver Greene, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Olive Hopper Bentley Greeno, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Index of Property Transfer from Green Bentley Sr to Olive Bentley and five sons

World Events (7)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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