Oliver Wolcott's Declaration Of Independence

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Oliver Wolcott was born on November 20 1726, he was soldier and was part of the sons of liberty . In 1776 he was the second continental congress debated over the declaration of Independence and signed the declaration Independence it’s on the right column second of the bottom. Then he went back to connecticut where he was placed in command of a detachment of connecticut militia of fourteen regiments raised to defend New York.

About Oliver Wolcott family Oliver Wolcott went to Yale in 1774. Oliver married Lorraine in 1775, Lorraine was the daughter of capt. Daniel Collins of guilford. They had five kids their first kid Oliver died very young. Oliver jr was born on January 11, 1760

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