Joseph Birchard
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, Daniel Hoyt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1673 Norwich, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | March 9, 1755 Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lambert (m. June 29, 1710, First Congregational Church in Wilton) |
| 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 |
| 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.
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.
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