Oliver Wolcott - Litchfield, CT - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

A marble tomb marks the grave of Oliver Wolcott. The top of the tomb is inscribed:

In Memory Of
OLIVER WOLCOTT 19th Governor
of
the State of Connecticut
who was born Dec 1, 1826
& who died Dec 1, 1797

Wife
LAURA WOLCOTT
who was born Jan 1st 1732
& who died Apr 19th 1794

Bronze plaque at the foot of the tomb is inscribed:

OLIVER WOLCOTT
1726 - 1797
SIGNER OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT
AND
LAURA COLLINS WOLCOTT
1732 - 1792

A bronze plaque at the head of the tomb is inscribed:

WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER
OUR LIVES OUR FORTUNE AND OUR SACRED HONOR

OLIVER WOLCOTT

SIGNER OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
PLACES BY
DESCENDANTS OF THE SIGNERS OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, INC.

Description: Oliver Wolcott was born on Nov. 20, 1726, O.S. calendar or Dec. 1, 1726 N.S. calendar, in Windsor, Connecticut. He graduated with top honors from Yale College in 1747 and was commissioned a captain in the New York militia and fought in the French and Indian War. During the American Revolutionary War he was a delegate from Connecticut to the Continental Congress and a brigadier general and then as major general in the Connecticut militia. He fought in Washington's army at the Battle of New York City. He returned to the Continental Congress in October 1776 and signed the Declaration of Independence. He then help General Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold defeat General John Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga. After the war he served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Connnecticut 1786–1796 and 19th Governor of Connecticut from January 5, 1796 until is death on December 1, 1797. Date of birth: 11/20/1726 Date of death: 12/01/1796 Area of notoriety: Politics Marker Type: Tomb (above ground) Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Hours Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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