Sunday, April 5, 2015

How I am related to everyone for whom schools in Wolcott are named

Harold Pierpont is my grandfather.  Two of the connections are through his mother and the others through his father.  

Frisbie School
Harold Granger Pierpont (1898-1969)
                Annie [Merrill] Pierpont (1858-1898)
                                Eunice Almira [Hoadley] Merrill (1822-1894)
                                                Alma [Frisbie] Hoadley (1798-1880)
                                                                Daniel Frisbie (1771-1850)
                                                                                Reuben Frisbie (1746-1824)
                                                                                                Elijah Frisbie (1717-1800)
                                                                                Judah Frisbie (1744-1817)     [great*6 uncle]
                                                                               
Wakelee School
Harold Granger Pierpont
                Annie [Merrill] Pierpont
                                Eunice Almira [Hoadley] Merrill
                                                Alma [Frisbie] Hoadley
                                                                Daniel Frisbie
                                                                                Hannah [Wakelee] Frisbie (1751-1778)
                                                                                                Ebenezer Wakelee (1716-1800)
                                                                                David Wakelee (1754-1822)
                                                                Almus Wakelee (1801-1856)
                                                Bement Wakelee (1828-1855)
                                James Almus Wakelee (1849-1892)
                Robert A Wakelee (1885-1973)   [4th cousin 3x removed]

Alcott School
Harold Granger Pierpont
                Wilson Levinus Pierpont (1855-1921)
                                Charles Joseph Pierpont (1825-1884)
                                                Austin Pierpont (1791-1848)
                                                                Mary [Blakeslee] Pierpont (1762-1827)
                                                                                Lydia [Alcox] Blakeslee (1730-1796)
                                                                                                John Alcox (1705-1777)   [1st settler of Wolcott]
                                                                                John Alcox (1731-1805)   [1st child born in Wolcott]
                                                                Joseph Chatfield Alcox (1771-1829)
                                                Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888)   [2nd cousin 5x removed]

Tyrrell School
Harold Granger Pierpont
                Wilson Levinus Pierpont
                                Charles Joseph Pierpont
                                                Sally [Beecher] Pierpont (1794-1846)
                                                                Enos Beecher (1769-1808)
                                                                                Jesse Beecher (1741-1813)
                                                                                                Isaac Beecher (1716-1801)
                                                                                                                Samuel Beecher (1687-1760)
                                                                                                Samuel Beecher Jr. (1714-1792)
                                                                                Rachel [Beecher] Hall (1747-1815) [see note below]
                                                                Heman Hall (1775-1848)
                                                Orrin Hall (1797-1881)
                                Heman Hall (1824-1867)
                Hattie [Hall] Hallock (1863-1920)  
Eva M [Hallock] Tyrrell (1884-1968)  [6th cousin 2x removed]


Only one other school in Wolcott was named for an individual, the Addin Lewis School which used to be on Shelton Ave.  Addin Lewis was not from Wolcott, but from Southington.  However, in his will he left $8500 to the Town of Wolcott to be used for school purposes. When the old South School on Shelton Ave was renovated in 1949, it was renamed Lewis School.  Another child of Rachel [Beecher] Hall, Mary Hall, was married to Reuben Lewis who was the older brother of Addin.  Addin Lewis was thus the brother-in-law of my 2nd cousin 6x removed.

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