1707 - 1785

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• Suffix	Gov.
  BIRT	ABT. 1707	Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
  Birth	7 Mar 1706/1707	Providence, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  DEAT	ABT. 1785	Providence, Rhode Island
  Died	1785
  Person ID	I43892	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2005 00:00:00
  Family	Sarah SCOTT, b. 1707, Providence, Rhode Island-Jun 24 ?
  Married	9 Oct 1726
  Children	1. Rufus HOPKINS, b. 10 Feb 1726/1727   2. John HOPKINS, b. 6 Nov 1728   3. Ruth HOPKINS, b. 11 Oct 1731   4. Lydia HOPKINS, b. 6 Jan 1732/1733   5. Simon HOPKINS, b. 26 Aug 1736   6. George HOPKINS, b. 11 Jan 1738/1739
  Family ID	F19187	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Stephen was a signer of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. He was a Governor of his state for 9 years then 21 years a Chancellor of Rhode Island College.Stephen, served on the Committee of the Saftey and as a delegate to the First Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was active and unwearied in his exertions for the public good throughout his life. He was born in Scituate; died in Providence, R.I. He was also the Governor of his state for 9 yrs, and the Chancellor of Rhode Island College for 21 yrs.