Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Dellona:

D. C. Wooster, farmer, Sec 2 (has 80 acres); P.O. Kilbourn City; he was born in Hancock Co., Me., May 22, 1822; at the age of 19, he shipped before the mast on board the Pioneer, and next on a British brig called the Albion, and other ships, till he was 24 years of age; he shipped on the brig Wallace, and while on her he was promoted chief officer, and for a number of years he served as second and first officer on different boats, up to about 1850, when he took command of the brig Charles that sailed out of Boston, and he continued in that business for about eighteen years, up to 1868; most of the time he was engaged in the European trade. He was married, July 9, 1863, to Miss Elizabeth Eakins; she was born in Scotland, and came to America when quite young with her parents, who settled in Vermont; they have two children – Calvin M. and Josephine E. Mr. Wooster, in politics, is Independent.

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