 1745 - 1829 (84 years)
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Name |
Walter Ozro Wooster |
Prefix |
Sgt. |
Birth |
7 Jul 1745 |
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British America [1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 18] |
Gender |
Male |
Enlisted |
2 Mar 1777 |
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, British America [2, 16] |
the Sixth Connecticut Line |
- As a Revoluntionary War soldier, he was in almost all the battles in Connecticut and New York. He was promoted to Orderly Sergeant and held that rank until discharged. He lead the charge in storming Horseneck on Long Island Sound on 26 Feb 1779, was the first man entering the fort and then he hauled down the British flag. He was severely wounded by a musket ball in the shoulder at the engagement at King's Bridge and he participated in the storming of Stony Point July 15, 1779.
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Discharged |
Feb 1780 [2] |
military service |
Census |
1820 |
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States [19] |
D.A.R. ID |
82408 [16] |
Occupation |
revenue officer [2] |
Religion |
Baptist [2] |
Death |
21 Jul 1829 |
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18] |
Burial |
Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States [14, 17, 18] |
Cemetery: Wooster Family Cemetery |
Person ID |
I2431 |
Duane's Ancestors |
Last Modified |
21 Jan 2019 |
Father |
Timothy Wooster, Jr., b. 29 Dec 1699, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British America |
Mother |
Sarah Carrington, b. 4 Dec 1708, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British America d. 23 Oct 1749, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British America (Age 40 years) |
Marriage |
22 Mar 1736/7 |
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British America [1, 5, 6, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23] |
Family ID |
F3237 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Ursula Beebe, b. 9 Jan 1761, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, British America d. 28 Sep 1846, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 85 years) [15, 16, 18, 24, 25] |
Marriage |
15 Nov 1780 |
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 26] |
Children |
+ | 1. Capt. Levi Wooster, b. 9 Apr 1782 d. 29 Nov 1859, Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 77 years) |
| 2. Jemima Wooster, b. 10 Jul 1784 d. 1861, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 76 years) |
+ | 3. Jesse Wooster, b. 23 Aug 1786 d. 26 Mar 1849 (Age 62 years) |
+ | 4. David Wooster, b. 28 Feb 1790, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 4 Apr 1865, Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 75 years) |
+ | 5. Sheldon Wooster, b. 12 Feb 1792, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 18 Dec 1866, Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years) |
| 6. Abigail Wooster, b. 12 Jun 1797 d. 4 Jun 1860, Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 62 years) |
| 7. Rebecca Wooster, b. 21 Jan 1799 d. 1863 (Age 63 years) |
| 8. Mitchell Wooster, b. 5 Apr 1801 d. 10 Oct 1841, Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 40 years) |
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Family ID |
F408 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
4 Apr 2020 |
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Event Map |
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 | Birth - 7 Jul 1745 - Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British America |
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 | Enlisted - the Sixth Connecticut Line - 2 Mar 1777 - Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, British America |
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 | Marriage - 15 Nov 1780 - Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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 | Census - 1820 - Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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 | Death - 21 Jul 1829 - Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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 | Burial - Cemetery: Wooster Family Cemetery - - Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
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- 2. [S115] Edward Wooster Family, 24, 00176.
- 3. [S110] Woosters in America, 49, 00637.
- 4. [S266] Upson Family, 35, 00559.
- 5. [S329] Hickok Genealogy, 45, 00259.
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- 26. [S193] Beebe Family, 56, 00059.
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