Ellen Maria Wolcott

Brief Life History of Ellen Maria

When Ellen Maria Wolcott was born on 5 March 1837, in Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Ebenezer Wolcott, was 28 and her mother, Fannie Bates, was 25. She married John Flavel Day in 1857, in Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870. She died on 9 February 1916, in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Colchester Village Cemetery, Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Flavel Day
1835–1903
Ellen Maria Wolcott
1837–1916
Marriage: 1857
Carlton Edgar Day
1858–1880
Jenny May Day
1863–1863
Addie L. Day
1865–1949
Fannie L. Day
1868–1953
Ellen Day
1873–1873

Sources (49)

  • Ellen Day in household of J F Day, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ellen M Wolcott Day, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ellen Day in entry for Denny May Day, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864 · St. Albans Raid

St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.

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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