Joseph Birchard
American politician
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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.
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
Samuel Comstock
Samuel Comstock
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
Samuel Comstock
Samuel Comstock
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
Samuel Hanford
Samuel Hanford
Succeeded byJoseph Platt,
Daniel Hoyt
Daniel Hoyt
Joseph Birchard | |
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office May 1730 – October 1730 | |
| 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[2] |
| Died | March 9, 1755[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] |
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]