When Luke Wolcott Jr was born in 1776, in Pawling, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Lt. Luke Wolcott, was 21 and his mother, Lydia Conant, was 26. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Lucia " Polly" Taylor. He lived in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1820 and Carroll, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1830. He died in November 1864, in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Established in 1788.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
English (Devon and Surrey): habitational name from Wollacott in Thrushelton (Devon), named from the Old English personal name Wulfnōth + cot ‘cottage, hut, shelter’. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
History: Henry Wolcott (1578–1655), clothier, came from Tolland, Somerset, England, and settled in Windsor, CT, in 1636. His grandson Roger (1679–1767) was colonial governor of CT; his great-grandson Oliver (1726–1797) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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