American politician
Joseph Birchard
In office Preceded by Joseph Platt ,Samuel Comstock Succeeded by Joseph Platt ,Samuel Comstock In office Preceded by Joseph Platt ,Samuel Hanford Succeeded by Joseph Platt ,Daniel Hoyt
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
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.
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
^ 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 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 103 . Retrieved 2014-10-24 .