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Joshua Hopkins 1657 – 1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1657

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1734

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Giles Hopkins

Mother: Catherine Wheldon

Spouse(s): Mary Cole

Children(s): Elisha Hopkins

Joshua Hopkins was born in 1657 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Giles Hopkins and Catherine Catone Wheldon. Joshua Hopkins married Mary Cole, and had children including Elisha Hopkins. Joshua Hopkins passed away in 1734 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Hopkins was born in 1657 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Giles Hopkins and Catherine Catone Wheldon.
  • Joshua Hopkins married Mary Cole, and had children including Elisha Hopkins.
  • Joshua Hopkins passed away in 1734 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joshua Hopkins's Ancestors

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Joshua Hopkins
1657 – 1734
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Giles Hopkins
1608 – 1690
Hursley, Hampshire, , England
Catherine (Catone) Wheldon
1618 – 1689
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Hopkins
1580 – 1644
Wotton, Gloucestershire, , England,
Mary
1585 – 1613
, Hampshire, , England
Gabriel WHELDON
1600 – 1655
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, , England
Margaret DIGUINA
1600 – 1651
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Hopkins's Descendants

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Joshua Hopkins (Jun 1657 – 14 May 1734) m. Mary Cole (10 Mar 1658 – 1 Mar 1734)
  1. 1. Elisha Hopkins (17 Dec 1688 – 1 Feb 1742) m. Experience Scudder (28 Apr 1692 – 1756)
    1. 1. Barzillai Hopkins (1730 – 13 May 1816) m. Lydia Eldridge (1739 – 5 Jan 1773)
      1. 1. Experience Hopkins (11 Sep 1760 – )
      2. 2. Roxanna Hopkins (3 Jul 1762 – aft 5 Oct 1805) m. William Nickerson (24 Feb 1736 – 5 Oct 1805)
        1. 1. Roxanna Nickerson (15 Nov 1792 – 20 Mar 1828) m. Mathew Ray (24 November 1784 – 28 Mar 1866)
      3. 3. Barzillai Hopkins (13 Feb 1764 – )
      4. 4. Lydia Hopkins (21 Jun 1769 – )

Joshua Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1657
Jun 1657
Birth of Joshua Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1734
14 May 1734
Age 77
Death of Joshua Hopkins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1657
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1657; Birth city: Eastham; Birth state: MA.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 365.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1734
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1657; Birth city: Eastham; Birth state: MA.

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