Joseph Birchard | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk |
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In office May 1730 – October 1730 Serving with Thomas Fitch |
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Preceded by |
Joseph Platt, |
Succeeded by |
Joseph Platt, |
In office May 1734 – October 1734 Serving with John Marvin |
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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(s) | 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 | 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
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.