Joseph Hitchcock Sr. (1719 - 1788)

Born 25 Aug 1719 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (King) Hitchcock — married 11 Jun 1741 in Brimfield, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Patience (Stebbins) Hitchcock — married 29 Aug 1744 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary (Burt) Hitchcock — married 11 Dec 1750 in Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 7 May 1788 at age 68 in Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Joseph Hitchcock, son of Nathaniel Hitchcock and Abigail (Lombard) Hitchcock, was born 25 August 1719 in Brimfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. ^{[1] [2]}

Deacon Joseph Hitchcock died 7 May 1788 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts and was buried in Brimfield Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #126131131. ^[2]

Death

Death: 07 MAY 1788, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ^[2]

Marriages

Marriage: 11 June 1741, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ^[3]

Wife: Abigail King

Child: Joseph Hitchcock

Marriage: 29 AUG 1744, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts^[4]

Wife: Patience Stebbins

Child: Nathaniel II Hitchcock

Child: Obed Hitchcock

Marriage: 11 DEC 1750, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts^[5]

Wife: Mary Burt

Child: Sarah Hitchcock

Child: Regina Hitchcock

Child: Elisha Hitchcock

Child: Peter Hitchcock

Child: Heli Hitchcock

Child: Medad Hitchcock

Child: Aaron Hitchcock

Child: Oliver Hitchcock

Child: Ruth Hitchcock

Child: Mary Hitchcock

Child: Bethsheba Hitchcock

Child: Zadoc Hitchcock

Child: Phoebe Hitchcock

Child: Eunice Hitchcock

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Town Birth Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 November 2017), memorial page for Deacon Joseph Hitchcock (25 Aug 1719–7 May 1788), Find A Grave: Memorial #126131131, citing Brimfield Cemetery, Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Created by James Bianco.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29G-MVQ3 : 5 November 2017), Joseph Hitchcock and Abigail King, 11 Jun 1741; citing Marriage, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 223,943.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHTZ-LQH : 4 December 2014), Joseph Hitchcock and Patience Stebbins, 29 Aug 1744; citing reference p44; FHL microfilm 223,943.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29G-MLDN : 5 November 2017), Joseph Hitchcock and Mary Burt, 11 Dec 1750; citing Marriage, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 223,943.

See also:

• Hitchock, Edward Mrs. The Genealogy of the Hitchcock Family. Amherst, Massachusetts: Press of Carpenter and Morehouse, 1894. Page 227, No. 20 Joseph Hitchcock

1. 1. Joseph took part in the initial battle of the American Revolution. He was one of the "minute-men" in the state militia. The "alarm of 19 Apr 1775" was the initial English attacks on Lexington and Concord. He went on to serve eight months in the Siege of Boston.

1. 2. He was the first white child born in Brimfield, two years after settlement. He was town assessor two years, treasurer five years, and selectman for four years. He was also a deacon of The Church. He was in his Majesty's service under Capt. Tristam and he received from the town of Brimfield, Aug. 16, 1779 7 Pounds for service in their army.

1. 3. Service:

MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Patriotic Service Description: Sergeant, corporal, and private in Captain Joseph Thompson Company, Colonel Timothy Danielson regiment, Massachusetts.

Birth: 8-25-1719 BRIMFIELD HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS Death: 5-7-1788 BRIMFIELD HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS Service Source: HYDE, HIST OF BRIMFIELD, 1879, PP 320, 321 Service Description: 1) PAID FOR SERVICES RENDERED

He was the first white child born in Brimfield, two years after settlement. He was town assessor two years, treasurer five years, and selectman for four years. He was also a deacon of The Church. He was in his Majesty's service under Capt. Tristam and he received from the town of Brimfield, Aug. 16, 1779 7 Pounds for service in their army.