Canoe Manned by Voyageurs Passing a Waterfall (Ontario), 1869, by Frances Anne Hopkins.
Frances Anne Hopkins, (b. February 2, 1838, – d. March 5, 1919), was born in England and had a talent for painting. In 1858 she married an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company whose work took him to North America. She accompanied him and travelled extensively by canoe along some of the most important fur trading routes. While travelling, she sketched extensively and thereby recorded an interesting aspect of Canadian history. February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... A canoe is a relatively small boat, typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... Canada is a nation of 31 million inhabitants occupying almost all of the northern half of the North American continent. ...
Her best known works are several large paintings made from her sketches. They show voyageurs and their canoes with her husband and herself in with the paddlers. A coureur de bois was an individual who engaged in the fur trade without permission from the French authorities. ...
Hopkins returned to England in 1870 where she lived until her death. Many of her paintings are part of the collection of the National Library and Archives of Canada. In 1988 a stamp was issued featuring one of her paintings and an inset sepia photograph of the artist. Library and Archives Canada (French: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is a new cultural institution created by the Parliament of Canada in 2004 (S.C. 2004, c. ...
Hana Hopkins was censured in the Church with admonication for fornication with her husband before yei we marryed and for flying away from justice unto Road Island.
David Hopkins, early settler of Hopkins County, was born in Indiana on August 9, 1825.
Hopkins died on March 6, 1906, and was buried in the Sulphur Bluff Cemetery.
She died 6 Oct 1910 in Hopkins Co. KY and was buried UNKNOWN in Clayton Cemetary - Shakerag Hills, Hopkins Co., KY. Mariah married Eli Dock Clayton on 20 Oct 1885 in Hopkins Co. KY.
She died 1955 in Hopkins Co. KY and was buried UNKNOWN in Olive Branch Cemetery, Hopkins Co. Ida married James Pilot Clayton on 7 Sep 1892 in Hopkins Co. KY.
She died 24 Aug 1950 in Hopkins Co. KY and was buried UNKNOWN in Olive Branch Cemetery, Hopkins Co. Emma married John Morgan Clayton on 20 Oct 1885 in Hopkins Co. KY.
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