Joseph Churchill (abt. 1690 - 1768)

Born about 1690 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 12 Feb 1768 at about age 78 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut

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Biography

"Joseph Churchill (Joseph, Josiah). Born in 1690. Settled in Bolton, Conn., in 1725. He was one of the leading men of the town, and was a selectman 1728-1734, and held many other offices of responsibility. He died in Bolton, Feb. 12, 1768. Married, January ,1714, Lydia Dickerman, daughter of John, of Hatfield, Mass. We have record of only the following children born in Bolton:

1. Joseph, b. Nov. 23, 1714; m _ _
2. Martha, b. 1717; m. Dr. Judah Strong, 1740 ^[1]

Joseph Churchill died on 12 Feb 1768 and is buried in Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Connecticut next to his widow Lydia, who died November 15, 1781 at the age of 91. His gravestone spells his surname as " Churchel ".

Sources

1. ↑ The Churchill Family in America, 330

• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. Via Ancestry.com
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Via Ancestry.com
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58853907/joseph-churchel: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for Lieut Joseph Churchel (1690–12 Feb 1768), Find A Grave: Memorial #58853907, citing Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).
• Churchill Family in America by Gardner Asaph Churchill, Nathaniel Wiley Churchill, and George M Bodge, editor;1904 publication by the family.