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Date of Birth: July 22, 1882
Place of Birth: Nyack, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: May 15, 1967
Place of Death: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Dutch (mostly), smaller amounts of English and French Huguenot, more distant Swiss-German, German, Frisian, Northern Irish, and Polish
Edward Hopper was an American realism painter and printmaker. He is known for his oil paintings, and for his work as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching. His most famous paintings are “Nighthawks” (1942), along with “Automat” (1927), “Chop Suey” (1929), and “Office in a Small City” (1953). He usually depicted modern American life and landscapes.
Edward was the son of Elizabeth Griffiths/Griffith (Smith) and Garrit/Garret Henry Hopper, a dry-goods merchant. His boyhood home in Nyack is now the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center. He was raised Baptist. He was married to painter Josephine Hopper/Josephine Nivison, until his death.
He was of mostly Colonial American descent. His roots were predominantly Dutch, with smaller amounts of English and French Huguenot, and more distant Swiss-German, German, Frisian, Northern Irish and, from the Zabriskie line, Polish; he had a forebear born on the Virgin Islands.
Edward’s patrilineal line can be traced to Andries Willemszen Hoppe, who was born, c. 1622, in the Netherlands.
Edward’s paternal grandfather was Christian A. Hopper (the son of Albert G. Hopper and Maria/Mary “Polly” Brevoort). Christian was born in New Jersey. Albert was the son of Garrett/Garret Albertson Hopper and Catherine/Catharine/Cathlyntje Kuyper/Cooper. Maria was the daughter of Samuel Brevoort and Matilda Martyntje Zabriskie.
Edward’s paternal grandmother was Charity Blauvelt (the daughter of Abraham/Abram Blauvelt and Maria “Mary” Blauvelt). Charity was born in New Jersey. Abraham was the son of Isaac Blauvelt and Sara/Sarah Johnson. Maria was the daughter of Abraham Blauvelt and Elizabeth Petrus Haring.
Edward’s maternal grandfather was John DeWint Smith (the son of Johannes/John Smith and Aefje Blauvelt). Edward’s grandfather John was born in New York. Johannes was the son of John/Jan Smith/Smidt and Jemima De Windt/Wint, whose father was born on St. Thomas, then part of the Danish Virgin Islands, previously part of the Dutch Virgin Islands. Aefje was the daughter of Johannes Blauvelt and Claesje Blanch.
Edward’s maternal grandmother was Martha Griffiths/Griffith (the daughter of The Rev. Joseph W. Griffiths/Griffith and Elizabeth Lozier). Martha was born in New York. The Rev. Joseph was an emigrant from England, and was a Baptist minister in the U.S. Elizabeth was born in New Jersey, of mostly Dutch and French Huguenot ancestry, along with Northern Irish. She was the daughter of Hildebrandt/Hillebrandt Lozier and Elizabeth Campbell.
Sources: Genealogies of Edward Hopper – https://www.geni.com https://www.wikitree.com https://www.findagrave.com
Edward Hopper on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Edward’s paternal grandfather, Christian A. Hopper, on the 1850 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org