Catherine Sally Wolcott

Brief Life History of Catherine Sally

When Catherine Sally Wolcott was born about 1829, in New York, United States, her father, Warren Wolcott, was 36 and her mother, Electa Damon, was 31. She married Isaac Osborn Wing on 15 May 1853, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, United States in 1870. She died in August 1903, at the age of 75, and was buried in Charter Township of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Osborn Wing
1828–1911
Catherine Sally Wolcott
1829–1903
Marriage: 15 May 1853
Ida Electa Wing
1856–1935
Freddie Wing
–1870
Genevieve Effie Wing
1863–1903
Carrie Mabel Wing
1868–1936
Carrie Ethel Wing
1873–1953

Sources (9)

  • Catherine Wing in household of Isaac Wing, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Catharine S. Wilent, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
  • Catherine Wing ( - 1903) - Find A Grave Memorial

World Events (8)

1837

Michigan is the 26th state.

1844

Olivet was established in 1844.

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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