Major General David Wooster b. 13 Mar 1711 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 22 May 1777 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut: Nagel Family History

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Name	David Wooster
Title	Major General
Birth	13 Mar 1711	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender	Male
Biographical Information	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
		General Wooster House Chapter Sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution; Patron Saints by Daughters of the American revolution, Connecticut 1901. Page 102
Military Service	27 Apr 1777	Continental Army, American Revolution
	Mortally wounded at the Battle of Ridgefield.
		Major General David Wooster. Based off a print by Thomas Hart of London. It is an artist conceptual and not necesserilty an accurate portrait.
		Battle of Ridgefield Medal. For it's bicentennial in 1977, the town of Ridgefield issued silver and bronze medals depicting General Benedict Arnold before he turned traitor and Major General David Wooster. The obverse depicts Arnold as his horse was shot out from under him. In 2002, for the 225th anniversary of the battle, the medal was restruck in bronze only.
Death	22 May 1777	Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Burial	Wooster Cemetery , Danbury, Fairfield , Connecticut, United States
		David Wooster Monument. David Wooster Monument.
Person ID	I49479	Nagel
Last Modified	12 Feb 2020

Family Mary Clapp, b. 25 Apr 1729, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 6 Jun 1807, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 78 years)

Children

	1. Mary Wooster, b. 1747 d. 1748 (Age 1 year) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	2. Thomas Wooster, b. 30 Jul 1751 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	3. Mary Wooster, b. 2 Jun 1753 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

Family ID F14758 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Feb 2020