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Q: Why was Oceanus Hopkins named that way?
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Who was Oceanus Hopkins?

Oceanus Hopkins was the infant son of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower. This child died while on the ship.


What year did oceanus Hopkins die?

1627


Only one baby was born on the mayflower what was his name?

Oceanus Hopkins


What was the name of the baby boy born at sea with the pilgrims?

Oceanus Hopkins (1620 - c. 1623) was the only child born on the Mayflower voyage during its historic voyage which brought the Pilgrims to America. A girl was born while they were docked. Oceanus was born to Stephen Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth (née Fisher), sometime between the boarding and arrival dates of September 6 and November 9, 1620. He did not survive long, and was dead before the 1627 Division of Land. Oceanus Hopkins was named so because he was born in a ship in the Atlantic Ocean and the Latin word for the ocean is Oceanus. His body and grave are lost.


Did Stephen Hopkins have a family?

He didn't have a familyhe had a wife and on the mayflower she gave birth to a little boy named oceanus. I think his wife also had a girl named elizabeth


Who are some famous people named Anthony?

Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Schmidt (he is way better than Anthony Hopkins)


What was the name of the child born during the Atlantic passage of the Mayflower?

Oceanus Hopkins was born on the Mayflower during the Atlantic passage. Oceanus was born to Stephen Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth sometime between boarding and arriving in the new land. He did not survive long. A girl was born while the ship was docked.


When was Oceanus Hopkins born on the Mayflower?

Sometime between the boarding and arrival dates of September 6 and November 9, 1620.


What was the name of the child born on the mayflower?

Oceanus Hopkins and Peregrine White were born during the extended voyage of the Mayflower from September, 1620 to April, 1621, when they landed at Plymouth Rock.Oceanus Hopkins was born during the voyage from England to the Cape Cod anchorage, which lasted from September 6 to November 11, 1620. (Oceanus died in childhood.)Peregrine White was born aboard Mayflower in late November, 1620, during the winter anchorage (near present-day Provincetown Harbor). He is considered the first Pilgrim born in the New World.


Why did elizabeth Hopkins name her son oceanus?

because her baby was born on the mayflower in the ocean if her baby were a girl her name would be oceana


What are the names of Stephen Hopkins children?

Stephen Hopkins and Mary (1st. wife): Elizabeth, Bethia, Constance and Giles. Elizabeth (2nd wife ): Damaris, Oceanus, Caleb, Deborah, Mary and Mark (twins), Ruth and Elizabeth.


Did Miriam Hopkins have any children?

No, but she adopted a son named Michael Hopkins