Joshua Huntington Wolcott (1804 - 1891)

Born 29 Aug 1804 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Cornelia Frothingham — married 12 Nov 1844 in Boston

Died 4 Jan 1891 at age 86 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Joshua Huntington Wolcott was born in 1804 in Litchfield, Connecticut. He was the son of Betsey Huntington and Frederick Wolcott, and the grandson of the Declaration of Independence signer Oliver Wolcott.

Philanthropist

J. Huntington Wolcott contributed to the funds that provided for the necessities of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color.^[1]

Death

He passed away in 1891 and is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Name: Joshua Huntington Wolcott. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]}

Born 29 August 1804. Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America. ^{[2] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [17] [18]}

Died 4 January 1891. Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America. ^{[2] [3] [5] [7] [9] [10]}

Buried Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. ^{[2] [9]}

Residence Residence Post Office: Milton. 1860 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. ^[14] 1855 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. ^[6] 1850 Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. ^[4]

Marriage Husband @P238@. Wife @P254@. Child: @P255@. Child: @P256@. Marriage 12 Nov 1844. Boston ^{[19] [20] [21]} Marriage 12 Nov 1851. ^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, p. 15
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #S138869185 Ancestry Record 60525 #74328807
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S138868996 Book Title: Wolcott Genealogy The Family of Henry Wolcott Ancestry Record 61157 #3189922
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S138870478 Year: 1850; Census Place: Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 328B; Image: 315 Ancestry Record 8054 #10613816
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S139135576 Ancestry Record 50015 #582086
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: #S139135578 Ancestry Record 4472 #3033443
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Source: #S138869186 Ancestry Record 61175 #20894
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Source: #S139135585 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 Ancestry Record 2511 #6880806
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Source: #S139135592 Ancestry Record 4397 #18980
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Source: #S138899033 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911 Ancestry Record 2101 #2229864
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Source: #S138895726 Ancestry Record 1034 #128559
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Source: #S139257036 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 40; Volume #: Roll 040 - 01 Aug 1852-31 Dec 1852 Ancestry Record 1174 #1488139
13. ↑ Source: #S138869275 Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut Ancestry Record 2900 #60034387
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Source: #S138899397 Year: 1860; Census Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_516; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 803516 Ancestry Record 7667 #9502456
15. ↑ Source: #S139262155 Ancestry Record 50015 #380412
16. ↑ Source: #S139262169 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 Ancestry Record 2511 #1055924183
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Source: #S139262171 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911 Ancestry Record 2101 #62191074
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Source: #S139399223 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911 Ancestry Record 2101 #65535172
19. ↑ Source: #S138868996 Book Title: Wolcott Genealogy The Family of Henry Wolcott Ancestry Record 61157 #3189922
20. ↑ Source: #S138869186 Ancestry Record 61175 #20894
21. ↑ Source: #S139262155 Ancestry Record 50015 #380412
22. ↑ Source: #S138868996 Book Title: Wolcott Genealogy The Family of Henry Wolcott Ancestry Record 61157 #3189922

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