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| | Hopkins and River Genealogy |
 | | Dozens of other related families, for which we have more or less data, have gotten us to where we are. |
 | | The United States' River family, that originated in France as Baudon, and after 1685, changed in Quebec, Canada, to Baudon-Larivière, then became Beaudon-dit- Larivière, then Larivière, sometimes spelled La Rivière. |
 | | When my great-grandfather, Joseph, emigrated to the States, within one year he used the name "River" on his marriage certificate, but it was seen variously, even La River or Rivers, until about 1870, primarily in newspaper advertisements, or documents that someone else would have written up. |
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