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Oceanus Hopkins (c. 1620 – 1627) was the only child born on the Mayflower [1] during its historic voyage which brought the English Pilgrims to America. Another boy, Peregrine White, was born on board, after arriving in America, as the ship lay at anchor.
Mar 20, 2024 · Oceanus Hopkins (1620 – c. 1627) was the first and only child born on the Mayflower during its historic voyage which brought the Pilgrims to America. He was born to Stephen Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth, sometime between the boarding and arrival dates of September 6 and November 9, 1620.
- Aboard the Mayflower, Atlantic Ocean
- September 20, 1620
Nov 13, 2021 · Explore genealogy for Oceanus Hopkins born bef. 1620 At Sea died 1627 Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England including ancestors + 4 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
- November 11, 1620
- May 22, 1627
Stephen Hopkins was one of the most adventurous of the passengers aboard the Mayflower. He traveled with his second wife, Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins, and children Constanta, Giles and Damaris. Elizabeth was pregnant during the voyage and gave birth to a son Oceanus while at sea.
When Oceanus Hopkins was born in 1620, in Atlantic Ocean, his father, Stephen Hopkins, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Fisher, was 38. He died on 22 May 1627, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 7, and was buried in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.
Oceanus Hopkins was born to Elizabeth and Stephen Hopkins, who traveled on Mayflower together, along with their daughter Damaris and two of Stephen's children from a previous marriage. Oceanus is well-known for the circumstances of his birth, which occurred while aboard Mayflower.
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The name of our chapter honors Oceanus Hopkins, son of Stephen Hopkins and his second wife, Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins, passengers on the Mayflower. Their child, Oceanus, was born over the Atlantic Ocean, between mid-September and mid-November 1620, and is named for his birth on the ocean voyage.
