Rufus
HOPKINS
(b.
10 February 1727
,
Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
14 April 1813
,
Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Rufus HOPKINS was born 10 February 1727 in Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Rufus HOPKINS was the child of Stephen HOPKINS and Sarah SCOTT and the grandchild of: (paternal) William HOPKINS and Ruth WILKINSON (maternal) Silvanus SCOTT and Joanna JENCKESRufus HOPKINS died 14 April 1813 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA .
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1727 Birth 10 February 1727
Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1813 Death 14 April 1813
Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 86.
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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