Joseph Birchard (February 1673 – March 9, 1755) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1730 and May 1734.
Joseph Birchard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office May 1730 – October 1730 Serving with Thomas Fitch | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| In office May 1734 – October 1734 Serving with John Marvin | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Daniel Hoyt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1673[2] Norwich, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | March 9, 1755[2] Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony[2] |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lambert (m. June 29, 1710, First Congregational Church in Wilton)[2] |
| Children | Grace Birchard Eglestone, Joseph Birchard, Elizabeth Birchard Keeler, John Birchard, Jesse Birchard, James Birchard, Daniel Birchard, Abigail Birchard Betts, Isaiah Birchard, Zebulon Birchard, Deborah Birchard Doolittle[2] |
| Residence(s) | Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
He was the son of John Birchard, a founding settler and town clerk of Norwich and Christian Andrews.[2]
On December 15, 1709, he, along with Thomas Betts, John Betts, and John Gregory, Jr., was authorized by a town meeting to dam a creek for the purposes of building a grist mill.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bouton, N. (1851). An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Ct., in 1651: Delivered in the First Congregational Church in Norwalk, July 9, 1851. S.W. Benedict. p. 78. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9WYY-44R : accessed 2014-05-27), entry for Joseph BIRCHARD, submitted by gfarley2714300.
- ^ Hall, E. (1847). The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut: With a Plan of the Ancient Settlement, and of the Town in 1847. J. Mallory & Company. p. 103. Retrieved 2014-10-24.