Place:Wolcott, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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NameWolcott
Alt namesFarmingburysource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates41.6°N 72.983°W
Located inNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Edgewood Cemetery
Northeast Burying Ground
Pike's Hill Burying Ground
South East Burying Ground
Woodtick Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wolcott is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential, with a population of 16,142 as of the 2020 United States Census.

The town was settled in the 1730s by English settlers of the Connecticut Colony and was known as Farmingbury. It was renamed as Wolcott after being incorporated in 1796, following the United States' gaining independence. Some early records spell it as Wolcutt.

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