The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . t lived to old age, dying in 1795, at the age ofeighty-three. Oliver Wolcott was born in Windsor, east side of the river, Nov. 20,1726. He was the son of Roger and Sarah (Drake) Wolcott. He wasgraduated at Yale College in 1747. He received the degree Doctor ofLaws from Yale College in 1792. He was married, Jan. 21, 1755,to Lorraine, or Laira, daughter of Captain Daniel Collins, of Guil-ford. The French and Indian W^ar coming on just then, he receiveda captains commission from Governor George Clinton, of New York,raised a compan
The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . t lived to old age, dying in 1795, at the age ofeighty-three. Oliver Wolcott was born in Windsor, east side of the river, Nov. 20,1726. He was the son of Roger and Sarah (Drake) Wolcott. He wasgraduated at Yale College in 1747. He received the degree Doctor ofLaws from Yale College in 1792. He was married, Jan. 21, 1755,to Lorraine, or Laira, daughter of Captain Daniel Collins, of Guil-ford. The French and Indian W^ar coming on just then, he receiveda captains commission from Governor George Clinton, of New York,raised a company of men, and led them to the defence of the NorthernFrontiers. After this military episode he returned to Connecticut andbegan the study of medicine under the direction of his elder brother,Alexander. This brother liad been graduated at Yale in 1731, and wasnow in middle life, and liad attained an established reputation as anable physician. Oliver Wolcott expected to make the practice of medi-cine his life work; but about this time he was appointed high sheriff. iBiarvBilj/ i R.±i-f,m Irom 3, l-aiatmg irr VVa J .lo , - iSii ,
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