Elisha WOLCOTT

1755 - 1827  (71 years)

• Name	Elisha WOLCOTT  [1]
  	He was a hatmaker at the outbreak of the revolutionary War. Elisha offered his service to the cause of American Independence and became a soldier in Captain Hammer's Company, which was involved in the conflict in New York. After serving gallantly for some time, General Washington sent him home to make hats for the Continental soldiers. These hats were made in a shed in the rear of his house, which were built by his father in 1750. The house was still standing in 1976 at 381 Wolcott road, Wethersfield. [1]
  Birth	2 Oct 1755	Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jan 1827	Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I97944	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Deacon Elisha WOLCOTT,   b. 26 Sep 1717, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 13 Oct 1793, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah NOTT,   b. 12 Mar 1726/7, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 12 Mar 1800, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	28 Jan 1746/7	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F40406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary WELLES,   b. 4 Feb 1756, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 6 Oct 1828, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1775	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F40408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S7982] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry: Vol. III Samuel Appleton and his wife Judith Everard and five generations of their descendants. [S12066] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2020, Vol. 174 Summer.