History Of The Town Of Wolcott, Connecticut, From To , With An Account Of The Centernary Meeting, September th And th, , And With The

Although One Of The Three Smallest Towns In Connecticut, Wolcott Is Worthy Of ABook Recording Its History 'because Of The Example Its People Have Set Of Quiet, Heroic Living...and The Impress It Has Made On The Character And Career Of The Nation By The Men It Has Sent Forth Into Other Parts Of The Land.' As AResult, ALarge Part Of This Volume Is Occupied By Biographical Sketches And Genealogical Records Of Men Born And Raised In WolcottBiographies Include The RevMessrsGillet And Woodward, Deacons Aaron Harrison And Isaac Bronson, DrAmbrose Ives, Seth Thomas, Judah Frisbie And DrWilliam AAlcott And MrABronson Alcott'some Of These men Were Remarkable For Their Intellectual Ability, Others For Their Enterprise, Others For Their Philanthropic Spirit Or Their Piety...' This History Also Devotes ALarge Portion Of Its Pages To The History Of The Congregational Church And Society Because Of The Prominent Position Held By Church And Religion In The Lives Of The PeopleAlso Included Is An Account Of The Civil History Of The Town And The Centennial Meeting, Plus Pages Of GenealogiesThis Volume Is Designed To 'call Attention...to The Minutest Details Of Old Connecticut Life.' AFullname Index Completes This Work.
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