Editing David Wooster (section)

==Early years==

David Wooster was born in [[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]], in the British [[Connecticut Colony|colony of Connecticut]].  He entered [[Yale University|Yale College]] in 1735, and graduated in 1738.<ref name="Robertson39">[[#Robertson|Robertson]], p. 39</ref>

In 1739, following the outbreak of [[War of Jenkins' Ear|war between Britain and Spain]], he joined the colonial militia as a lieutenant, but apparently saw no action.  In 1741 he was named lieutenant of a ship of the ''[[guarda costa|guarda-costa]]'', which the colony had established to protect against potential Spanish attack.<ref name="Robertson40">[[#Robertson|Robertson]], p. 40</ref> He was later promoted to captain.<ref name="dotar1">{{cite web | title = General Wooster | publisher = Connecticut Journal | date = 14 May 1777 | url = http://www.historycarper.com/?p=3263 | access-date = 2012-12-06}}</ref>

On March 6, 1745, Wooster married Marie Clapp, the daughter of Yale's president, [[Thomas Clapp]].  They went on to have four children; their son Thomas also served in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name="Robertson40"/> His grandson [[Charles Whiting Wooster]] was Commander-in-Chief of the [[Chilean Navy]].  Shortly after his marriage, David Wooster was named captain of a company in the provincial regiment of Andrew Burr (uncle to future [[United States Vice President]] [[Aaron Burr]]), and saw service at that year's [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|Siege of Louisbourg]].<ref name="Moore432">[[#Moore|Moore]], p. 432</ref>  He was sent to [[France]] as part of the prisoner escort following that action, and then to England, where he was given an audience with [[George II of Great Britain|King George]] and a position as captain in the regiment of [[William Pepperrell]] in the [[British Army]].<ref name="Robertson40"/>

When the [[French and Indian War]] broke out, he served from 1755 to the war's end in 1761, during which he was promoted to colonel and given command of the [[Provincial troops in the French and Indian Wars#Connecticut|3rd Connecticut Regiment]].  In 1758 his regiment was at the disastrous [[Battle of Carillon]] before [[Fort Ticonderoga]], and in 1759 at the successful [[Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)|capture of Ticonderoga]].