Person:Oliver Wolcott (1)
Gov. Oliver Wolcott
b.1 Dec 1726 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
d.1 Dec 1797 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Dec 1702
  1. Dr. Alexander Wolcott1711/12 - 1795
  2. Ursula Wolcott1724 - 1788
  3. Gov. Oliver Wolcott1726 - 1797
  4. Mary Ann Wolcott1730 - 1798
Spouse and Children
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  1. Oliver Wolcott1760 - 1833
  2. Frederick Wolcott1767 - 1834
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Facts and Events
Name Gov. Oliver Wolcott
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1 Dec 1726 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Marriage to Lorraine Collins
Occupation? Governor
Death[1] 1 Dec 1797 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Burial? East Cemetery, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Reference Number? Q731813?


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Oliver Wolcott Sr. (November 20, 1726 December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth governor of Connecticut. Wolcott was a major general for the Connecticut militia in the Revolutionary War serving under George Washington.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Bee
    New London, New London, Connecticut, December 13, 1797.

    DIED
    At his seat in Litchfield, on the 1st inst. his excellency Oliver Wolcott, esq. governor of the state of Connecticut, aged 71 years.

  2.   Oliver Wolcott, Sr, in Find A Grave.
  3.   Oliver Wolcott, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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