Background
Calkins, Wolcott was born on June 10, 1831 in Corning, New York, United States. Son of James and Sarah (Trowbridge) Calkins.
Calkins, Wolcott was born on June 10, 1831 in Corning, New York, United States. Son of James and Sarah (Trowbridge) Calkins.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1856 (class valedictorian on presentation day, De Forest Gold Medal). Union Theological Seminary, 1859-1860. University of Halle, and travel in Europe, 1860-1862.
(Doctor of Divinity, Hamilton College, 1887).
Whiton C. Ordained Congleton ministry, 1862. Pastor First Church of Christ, Hartford, Connecticut, 1862-1864, Calvary Church, Philadelphia, 1864-1866. Preached to soldiers in Army of Potomac, 1865.
Married Charlotte Grosvenor Whiton, June 6, 1860.