1813–1886

Introduction

Born: Ju­ly 2, 1813, South Wind­ham, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 24, 1886, Long­mea­dow, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Buried: Long­mea­dow Ce­me­te­ry, Long­mea­dow, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

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Biography

Samuel was the son of Eli­hu Wol­cott and Ra­chel Mc­Clin­tock Mc­Clure. He mar­ried twice, to Ca­the­rine Eli­za­beth Wood (1839) and Har­ri­et Aman­da Pope (1843). His son was Am­er­ican se­na­tor Ed­ward Ol­iv­er Wol­cott (1848–1905).

Wolcott at­tend­ed Yale Col­lege (AB 1833) and An­do­ver Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry, and served as a mis­sion­ary in Syr­ia (1841–42).

He re­turned to Am­er­ica and served pas­tor­ates in Bel­cher­town, Mas­sa­chu­setts; Pro­vi­dence, Rhode Is­land; Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois; and at the Ply­mouth Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church, Cleve­land, Ohio.

Later, he was sec­re­ta­ry to the Ohio Home Mis­sion­ary So­cie­ty. Over 200 hymns are at­trib­ut­ed to him.

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Lyrics