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'''Edward Wooster''' (c. 1622 in [[England]] – July 8, 1689) was an [[England|English]] early [[settler]] of [[Colonial America]], and "the first permanent settler in [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]]"<!--QUOTED FROM TOMBSTONE BELOW-->, [[Connecticut]].

In 1642, Wooster enters the record as one of the first colonists of [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]], Connecticut. In 1651, he received permission to settle an area known as "Paugussett". In 1669, he was appointed [[constable]] of [[Paugussett]]. He served the settlement in a variety of ways, but earned the nickname (and a bounty from the town) as the "[[wolf]] killer" for helping to drive the predators out of the area. In 1659, he petitioned the court in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] for pay for the seven wolves he had killed in or near "Paugassett" which was what Derby was called at that point. Ironically, Wooster lived in the area at a time when the court in New Haven was still having concerns about the future of the area and considering possibly removing Wooster and anyone else in the area because of the failure to make progress on settling the area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Derby, CT Hall of Fame|url=http://electronicvalley.org/derby/HallofFame/Wooster,Edward.htm|access-date=2021-03-17|website=electronicvalley.org}}</ref> 

Edward Wooster died on July 8, 1689. Wooster's [[tombstone]] in Derby states:

: '' In memory of Edward Wooster 1622–1689 ''
: '' The first permanent settler in Derby — 1651 — ''
: '' "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ''
: '' and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose" ''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Derby, CT Hall of Fame|url=http://electronicvalley.org/derby/HallofFame/Wooster,Edward.htm|access-date=2021-03-18|website=electronicvalley.org}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{Cite web
 |author      = Derby website
 |date        = 2003-10-21<!--PAGE HTTP LAST-MODIFIED-->
 |title       = Tombstone of Edward Wooster
 |work        = Derby History Quiz Archives
 |url         = http://www.electronicvalley.org/Derby/QUIZ/Pages/wooster.htm
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927034926/http://www.electronicvalley.org/Derby/QUIZ/Pages/wooster.htm
 |archive-date = 2007-09-27
 |url-status     = dead
}}
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*{{Find a Grave|6203712|accessdate=2010-01-21}}

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