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Dorcas Hopkins 1704 – 1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1704

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1747

Death Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Hopkins

Mother: Hannah Peck

Spouse(s): Timothy Brunson

Children(s): Nathaniel Brownson, Titus Bronson, Hannah Bronson, Amos Bronson, Timothy Bronson, Jerusha Bronson, Timothy Bronson, Asa Bronson

In 1704, Dorcas Hopkins entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Joseph Hopkins and Hannah Peck. Dorcas Hopkins married Timothy Brunson, and had children including Nathaniel Brownson, Titus Bronson, Hannah Bronson, Amos Bronson, Timothy Bronson, Jerusha Brownson Bronson, Timothy Bronson, Asa Bronson. Dorcas Hopkins passed away in 1747 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1704, Dorcas Hopkins entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Joseph Hopkins and Hannah Peck.
  • Dorcas Hopkins married Timothy Brunson, and had children including Nathaniel Brownson, Titus Bronson, Hannah Bronson, Amos Bronson, Timothy Bronson, Jerusha Brownson Bronson, Timothy Bronson, Asa Bronson.
  • Dorcas Hopkins passed away in 1747 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Hopkins
1672 – 1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Peck
1681 – 1735
Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Timothy Brunson
1701 – 1781
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TB

Children(s)

Nathaniel Brownson
1726 – 1811
Birth Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
NB
Titus Bronson
1728 – 1805
Birth Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TB
Hannah Bronson
1730 – 1804
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
HB
Amos Bronson
1731 – 1815
Birth Location: Woodbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AB
Timothy Bronson
1732 – 1735
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TB
Jerusha Bronson
1736 – 1813
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JB
Timothy Bronson
1738 – 1769
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TB
Asa Bronson
1742 – 1813
Birth Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AB

Dorcas Hopkins's Ancestors

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Dorcas Hopkins
1704 – 1747
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Hopkins
1672 – 1712
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Peck
1681 – 1735
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Dorcas (Bronson) -Brownson
1633 – 1697
Earls Colne, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Paul Peck
1639 – 1725
Hartford, CT
Great-Grandparents
MARTHA HALE
1618 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Hopkins's Descendants

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Dorcas Hopkins (18 Mar 1704 – 30 Apr 1747) m. Timothy Brunson (19 Sep 1701 – 30 Nov 1781)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Brownson (05 Oct 1726 – 11 Feb 1811)
  2. 2. Titus Bronson (13 Oct 1728 – 17 Dec 1805)
  3. 3. Hannah Bronson (3 Oct 1730 – Jan 1804)
  4. 4. Amos Bronson (1731 – 10 Sep 1815)
  5. 5. Timothy Bronson (19 Sep 1732 – 26 Jan 1735)
  6. 6. Jerusha (Brownson) Bronson (19 Nov 1736 – 8 Aug 1813) m. Robert Woodruff (21 Feb 1731 – 29 Jan 1812)
    1. 1. Infant Woodruff (12 Jan 1758 – Jan 1758)
    2. 2. Dorcas Woodruff (13 Feb 1760 – )
    3. 3. Obediah Woodruff (13 Jun 1762 – 8 Mar 1818)
    4. 4. Harvey Woodruff (26 Aug 1764 – 5 Jan 1767)
    5. 5. Susannah Woodruff (1768 – 15 October 1843) m. Timothy Guess (1766 – 06 May 1810)
      1. 1. Belinda Guess (22 NOV 1792 – 15 APR 1829) m. Amzi Munson (13 Feb 1789 – 22 Jul 1828)
        1. 1. John (Harvey) Munson (15 Oct 1817 – 20 Jan 1877) m. Jane (Elizabeth Amie) Gould (27 Feb 1825 – 12 Aug 1919)
    6. 6. Jemima Woodruff (1773 – )
    7. 7. Hannah Woodruff (24 Jul 1776 – 30 Jan 1858)
    8. 8. Robert Woodruff (1777 – 26 Nov 1824)
    9. 9. Jerusha Woodruff (2 Dec 1779 – 5 Apr 1836)
  7. 7. Timothy Bronson (12 Nov 1738 – 1 Apr 1769)
  8. 8. Asa Bronson (24 Aug 1742 – 2 Jan 1813)

Dorcas Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1704
18 Mar 1704
Birth of Dorcas Hopkins in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1747
30 Apr 1747
Age 43
Death of Dorcas Hopkins in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1704
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1747
    Event Place: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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