Brief Life History of Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas Hopkins was born on 13 December 1817, in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States as the son of William Hopkins and Mary Lang. He married Susan Brainard King on 3 February 1848, in Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Maine, United States for about 53 years. He died on 9 May 1908, in Manchester, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Manchester Forks Cemetery, Manchester, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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- Robert P Hopkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert Thomas Hopkins, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Robert T. Hopkins, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
Spouse and Children
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1826–1901 Female
Children (5)
1852–1885 Male
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1862–1926 Male
1865–1872 Male
1867–1937 Female
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1817–1908 Male
1820–1905 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1820
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1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
Age 25
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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