Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameHannah WOLCOTT 2004, p 134
Birth19 Mar 1684
Death16 Mar 1748 Age: 63
FatherSamuel WOLCOTT (1656-1695)
MotherJudith APPLETON (~1653-1741)
Individual Notes
• Her ancestry given.2004, p 136
Spouses
Birth17 Jul 1684, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut2004, p 134; date only,1706, chart #390 (from William Burnham)
Death23 Sep 1750, Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut2004, p 134; date only,2008, p 64; year & place only Age: 66
BurialBerlin, Hartford, Connecticut2008, pp 101-2
EducationHarvard, 17022004, p 134
Residenceof Kensington, Conn.2004, p 134
FlagsClergy
FatherWilliam BURNHAM (1652-1730)
MotherElizabeth LOOMIS (1655-1717)
Individual Notes
• William Burnham was their first minister and was given extensive lands as an inducement to go there [Farmington]. The well dug for these first families in 1680 is still in use on Christian Lane, and has been credited in the past with unusual healing qualities.2008, pp 40-1

• The society of Kensington lost their minister, the Rev. William Burnham, in 1750, and the direct result of this was the division of that community, long threatened, and the incorporation of the society of New Britain.2008, p 64

• ...as in Berlin’s lonely cemetery, the first pastor, the Rev. William Burnham, lies close to the site of his church.2008, pp 101-2
Marriage18 May 17042004, p 134
ChildrenWilliam (1705-1749)
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