Farmingbury petitioned the Connecticut General Assembly in 1796, requesting that it be incorporated as an independent town, distinct from Waterbury and Farmington. Assembly votes were tied, with half in favor and half against the proposal. After the tie-breaking vote in favor of Farmingbury was cast by Lieutenant Governor Oliver Wolcott, the lands of Farmingbury were officially ceded by Waterbury and Farmington to the new town. In honor of the Lieutenant Governor's deciding vote, the residents of Farmingbury renamed their newly incorporated town as "Wolcott". The 1800 United States census was the first census conducted after Wolcott's incorporation; it counted 948 individuals living within the town.United States of America. Return of the Whole Number of Persons Within the Several Districts of the United States. Printed by order of the House of Representatives, 1801.<http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1800-return-whole-number-of-persons.pdf>.
farmingbury petitioned the connecticut general assembly in 1796 requesting that it be incorporated as an independent town distinct from waterbury and farmington assembly votes were tied with half in favor and half against the proposal after the tie-breaking vote in favor of farmingbury was cast by lieutenant governor oliver wolcott the lands of farmingbury were officially ceded by waterbury and farmington to the new town in honor of the lieutenant governor's deciding vote the residents of farmingbury renamed their newly incorporated town as "wolcott" the 1800 united states census was the first census conducted after wolcott's incorporation; it counted 948 individuals living within the townunited states of america return of the whole number of persons within the several districts of the united states printed by order of the house of representatives 1801<http//www2censusgov/prod2/decennial/documents/1800-return-whole-number-of-personspdf>