boys and four girls. He lived at his parents' farm until he reached the age of 19 years, when he went to New Haven. There he learned the guilder's trade, staying for 4 years. He then returned to Oxford and worked on his parents' farm.
    He enlisted for Civil War service in June, 1862. He held the rank of private in Company B, 20th Conn. V.1., and participated in numerous battles. He served at both Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In operations before Atlanta, he was wounded by an explosive ball which struck him in the back. Two pieces went upward and three pieces went downward. As the Oxford man was returning to the rear for medical help, he was again wounded by buckshot. This hit him in the back of his head and passed through the skull and was never removed.
    He was confined in military hospitals for several months, eventually getting a furlough and returning to Oxford. He rejoined his regiment later that year, but was unable to withstand the physical rigors of active service. He was honorably discharged in January, 1865. He again returned to Oxford, where he resided the remainder of his life, with the exception of two years.
    He established a farm at Oxford of 88 acres, and also owned a 65 acre farm out of town. He carried on general agriculture, with particular success in fruit culture. He had 18 acres of land devoted to apples, peaches, plums, strawberries and raspberries. He took his produce mainly to Naugatuck for sale and marketing. By 1900 he produced as much as 1,000 bushels of handpicked apples and 150 bushels of strawberries annually.
    Alling married Laura Biegelow, a granddaughter of a Revolutionary War hero from Colchester. They were married November 30, 1854, and had seven children.
    Alling was a staunch supporter of the local Republican party and served as an assessor, a road inspector, a constable and a grand juror.
    He died on July 16, 1924, and was buried at Oxford Congregational Church Cemetery on Governors Hill Road.

COLONEL WILLIAM BURR WOOSTER

    Colonel William Burr Wooster was prominent in civic, legal and military circles in Birmingham and Ansonia. He was born August 22, 1821 in Oxford, son of Russell and Avis Burr Wooster,