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Stephen Hopkins, Governor

Stephen Hopkins, Governor

Male 1707 - 1785  (78 years)

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  • Name Stephen Hopkins 
    Suffix Governor 
    Birth 7 Mar 1707  Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Jul 1785  Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2568  Whipple Descendants
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2013 

    Father William Hopkins, Jr.,   b. Abt 1682, of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1738, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Ruth Wilkinson,   b. 31 Jan 1685/1686, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1731, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F1418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Scott,   b. 15 Jun 1707   d. 9 Sep 1753, , , Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1726 
    Children 
    +1. Rufus Hopkins, Captain,   b. 10 Feb 1727/1728, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1813, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +2. John Hopkins,   b. 6 Nov 1728, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1752, St. Andero, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     3. Ruth Hopkins,   b. 11 Oct 1731, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Lydia Hopkins,   b. 6 Jan 1733, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Sylvanus Hopkins,   b. 30 Nov 1734, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1753, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     6. Simon Hopkins,   b. 26 Aug 1736, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1744 (Age 7 years)
     7. George Hopkins, Capt.,   b. 11 Jan 1739, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann Smith,   b. 5 Oct 1717, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1782 (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1755 
    Family ID F1421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Mar 1707 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1785 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Gravestone of Stephen Hopkins
    Gravestone of Stephen Hopkins

  • Notes 
    • !NOTE: Colonial governor of Rhode Island and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

      !SOURCE: Charles M. Whipple, Jr., Sons and Daughters of Jesse: A 360 Year History of the Whipple Family (Oklahoma City: Southwestern Press, 1976), p. 13.

      !SOURCE: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from Rhode Island Periodicals (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1983), 2:19.

      !SOURCE: World Book Encyclopedia.

      !SOURCE: International Genealogical Index, version 3.06.

      !SOURCE: Email from Emily Davis (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 24 Mar 1998.

      !SOURCE: Email from Hugh Hudson (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 5 June 2010. Adds day and month of death and death place.

      !SOURCE: Email from Hugh Hudson (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 17 Jul 2013. Cites Find a Grave web site (burial place).


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