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James Wolcott 1789–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 November 1789

Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 5 January 1873

Death Location: Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Guy Sr

Mother: Abigail Allyn

Spouse(s): Mary Wells, Caroline Wolcott

Children(s): Mary Wolcott, Frederick Wolcott, Henry Wolcott, James Wolcott, Joseph Wolcott, Robert Wolcott, William Wolcott

James Wolcott was born in 1789 in Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Guy Wolcott Sr And Abigail Allyn. In 1860, James Wolcott resided in Maumee, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA. James Wolcott married Caroline Pickney Bellows Davis Wolcott, Mary Mollie Wells, and had children including Emily B Wolcott, Frederick Calhoun Wolcott, Henry Clay Wolcott, James Madison Tip Wolcott, Joseph Lake Wolcott, Mary Ann Wolcott, Robert Fulton Wolcott, William Wells Wolcott. James Wolcott passed away in 1873 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Wolcott was born in 1789 in Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Guy Wolcott Sr And Abigail Allyn.
  • In 1860, James Wolcott resided in Maumee, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA.
  • James Wolcott married Caroline Pickney Bellows Davis Wolcott, Mary Mollie Wells, and had children including Emily B Wolcott, Frederick Calhoun Wolcott, Henry Clay Wolcott, James Madison Tip Wolcott, Joseph Lake Wolcott, Mary Ann Wolcott, Robert Fulton Wolcott, William Wells Wolcott.
  • James Wolcott passed away in 1873 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Guy Sr
1760–1823
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Allyn
1766–1836
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wells
1800–1843
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
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Caroline Wolcott
1813–1884
Birth Location: Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Wolcott
1827–1891
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana USA
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Frederick Wolcott
1834–1864
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana USA, Indiana, USA
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Henry Wolcott
1830–1882
Birth Location: Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
HW
James Wolcott
1839–1917
Birth Location: Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
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Joseph Wolcott
1845–1900
Birth Location: Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Robert Wolcott
1824–1836
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
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William Wolcott
1821–1905
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
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James Wolcott's Ancestors

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James Wolcott
1789–1873
Birth Place: Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Guy Wolcott Sr
1760–1823
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Allyn
1766–1836
Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander (Wolcott) Sr
1711–1795
Windsor, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Mary Richards
1724–1817
New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Benjamin (Allyn) Jr
1736–1827
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Ellsworth
1739–1789
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Roger Wolcott
1678–1767
Sarah Drake
1686–1747
George Richards
1695–1750
Hester Hough
1695–1763
Benjamin Allyn
1711–1776
Abigail Loomis
1713–1795
Jonathan Ellsworth
1716–1775
Abigail Allyn
1721–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Wolcott
1625–1687
Martha Pitken
1639–1719
Job Drake
1651–1733
Elizabeth Clark
1651–1729
John Richards
1666–
John Hough
1655–1715
Sarah Post
1659–
Benjamin Allyn
1686–1713
Anne (Allyn)
1686–1740

James Wolcott's Descendants

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James Wolcott (3 November 1789–5 January 1873) m. Mary ('Mollie') Wells (10 May 1800–17 February 1843) m. Caroline (Pickney Bellows Davis) Wolcott (6 May 1813–19 July 1884)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wolcott 1827–1891 m. Smith Gilbert 1815–1879
    1. 1. Albert (Wolcott Gilbert) Sr 1852–1926 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Powers 1856–1904
      1. 1. Albert (Wolcott Gilbert) Jr. 1882–1950 m. Mary (Angela) Gibbons 1887–1974
        1. 1. Albert (Wolcott) Gilbert 1912–1988 m. Ellen (Jane) Kiel 1916–2005
        2. 2. Catherine (A.) Gilbert 1907–1975 m. Wilfred Bolster 1908–1974
        3. 3. Mary (E Gilbert) Boyer 1909–1983 m. John (Henry) Boyer 1909–1993
        4. 4. Florence (C) Gilbert 1911–1981 m. Theodore (A) Slater 1911– m. James (R) Donovan 1909–1939
        5. 5. John (F) Gilbert 1915–2003 m. Dorothy (Agnes) Jones 1917–2004
      2. 2. William (Curtis) Gilbert 1884–1916
    2. 2. Fredericka (Eliza Gilbert) Hull 1850–1934 m. William (C.) Hull 1851–1907
      1. 1. Rill (Ellen) Hull 1880–1957
    3. 3. Smith (Wells) Gilbert 1854–1925
  2. 2. Frederick (Calhoun) Wolcott 1834–1864
  3. 3. Henry (Clay) Wolcott 1830–1882
  4. 4. James (Madison Tip) Wolcott 1839–1917 m. Emiline Randall 1845–1912
  5. 5. Joseph (Lake) Wolcott 1845–1900 m. Mary (Louisa) Kassick 1849–1930
  6. 6. Robert (Fulton) Wolcott 1824–1836
  7. 7. William (Wells) Wolcott 1821–1905 m. Eliza (J) Border 1826– m. Eliza (Jane) Border 1825–1915
    1. 1. Byron Wolcott 1854–1913
    2. 2. Zoe (Wells) Wolcott 1851–1923 m. Edward (Erastus) Church 1850–1921 m. Edward (Erastus) Church 1850–1921
      1. 1. Wayne (W) Church 1881–1951 m. Sophia (Louise) Lange 1886–1949
        1. 1. Edward Church 1912–
        2. 2. Alice (Mae Church) Hone 1916–1992 m. James (W.) Hone 1918–1981
        3. 3. Robert (Wayne) Church 1913–1979 m. Mildred Swope 1914–
        4. 4. Infant Church 1919–1919
      2. 2. Carrie (W.) Church 1877–1909 m. William (August) Butz 1875–1958
      3. 3. Grace Church 1879–1909
      4. 4. Wade Church 1881–1953 m. Sophia (Louise) Lange 1886–1949
        1. 1. Alice (Mae) Church 1916–1992 m. Albert (Talbot) Spangler 1916– m. James Hone 1918–
        2. 2. Infant Church 1919–1919
        3. 3. Edward (Lange) Church 1911–2002 m. Mildred (M.) Perry 1916–2008
        4. 4. Robert (Wayne) Church 1913–1979 m. Mildred (W) Swope 1913–
      5. 5. Bessie Church 1883–1972 m. Alfred (Aimee) Lambillotte 1886–1961
        1. 1. Walter (John) Lambillotte 1915–1987
      6. 6. Emma (Mae) Church 1887–1981 m. William (Morris) Baldwin 1886–
        1. 1. Wade (Church) Baldwin 1912–1980 m. Ruth (Marie) Overmyer 1918–1979
        2. 2. Ruth Baldwin 1916–
      7. 7. Oliver (Wolcott) Church 1885–1929
      8. 8. Wayne (W) Church 1881–1951 m. Sophia (Louise) Lange 1886–1949
        1. 1. Robert (Wayne) Church 1913–1979

James Wolcott's Timeline

5 Records

1789
3 November 1789
Birth of James Wolcott in Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1844
27 November 1844
Age 55
James Wolcott was married in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1860
1860
Age 71
James Wolcott resided here in Maumee, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
Maumee, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 81
James Wolcott resided here in Maumee Ward 3, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
Maumee Ward 3, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
1873
5 January 1873
Age 84
Death of James Wolcott in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 November 1789
    Event Place: Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 47
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Maumee Ward 3, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M593_1236; Page: 592A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Maumee, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M653_1003; Page: 283; Family History Library Film: 805
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Wolcott Genealogy The Family of Henry Wolcott

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 November 1844
    Event Place: New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Maumee, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Maumee, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M653_1003; Page: 283; Family History Library Film: 805

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Maumee Ward 3, Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Maumee Ward 3, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M593_1236; Page: 592A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1873
    Event Place: Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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