Oliver Wolcott1
#2583, b. 20 November 1726, d. 1 December 1797
Father | Roger Wolcott b. 28 Jan 1678/79, d. 17 May 1767 |
Mother | Sarah Drake b. c 1684, d. 1748 |
Spouse | Laura/Lorraine Collins b. 1 Jan 1730/31, d. 19 Apr 1794 |
BMDB
Oliver Wolcott was born on 20 November 1726 at Windsor, Hartford, Conn. He married Laura/Lorraine Collins, daughter of Daniel Collins and Lois Cornwell/Cornwall, on 21 January 1755. Oliver Wolcott died on 1 December 1797 at Woodstock, Windham, Conn, at age 71; Woodstock VRs, page 340. He was buried on 3 December 1797 at East Cemetery Litchfield, Litchfield, Conn.2Other Events
Oliver graduated from Yale, class of 1747.Oliver Wolcott was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Citations
- Chandler Wolcott, Wolcott Genealogy, The Family of Henry Wolcott, one of the first settlers of Windsor, Conn. (Rochester: The Genesee Press, 1912), 079.
- Find A Grave Memorial.