Sylvanus
Hopkins
Born in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Hopkins
and Sarah (Scott) Hopkins
Brother of
Rufus Hopkins, John Hopkins, Ruth Hopkins, Lydia (Hopkins) Tillinghast, Simon Hopkins and George Hopkins
Died
at age 18
in Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2016
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Biography
Sylvanus, of Scituate, son of Rufus married Polly Wanton of Providence, daughter of Peter, 6 Feb. 1791, at the West Side Congregational Church.[1]
Sylvanus was killed by Indians at Nova Scotia.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Arnold, James N. (compiler) Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. (Volume 10. p. 210, 223) Accessed as Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records (V.1-V.12). (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014),
- ↑ http://www.gaspee.org/StephenHopkins.htm
- Google Book: Holbrook, Albert. Genealogy of One Line of the Hopkins Family, Descended from Thomas Hopkins in Providence, from 1641 to 1692. Washington [District of Columbia]: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1980.
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