Joseph Hitchcock (abt. 1759 - bef. 1810)

Born about 1759 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Eddy) Hitchcock — married 29 Nov 1792 in Connecticut

Died before 10 Jul 1810 before about age 51 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Biography

Joseph Hitchcock was born about 1759, the son of John and Mindwell (Rundel) Hitchcock, in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he would live his life.

On November 29, 1792, Joseph married Elizabeth Eddy, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Brainerd) Eddy, in Connecticut.

Joseph and Elizabeth would have the following children:

Samuel L. Hitchcock (1785– )

Rufus Hitchcock (1787– )

Joseph Hitchcock (1789– )

Mahala Hitchcock (1791– )

Evidently Joseph was ill over an extended period of time since the townspeople in Greenwich appointed a committee to take care of his property. This went on until the committee was discharged in 1805, probably because Joseph's sons were old enough to care for the land themselves. On July 10, 1810, Joseph's oldest son Samuel was appointed administrator of Joseph's estate. Therefore, Joseph died at some point prior to July 10, 1810. He would have been around 51 years of age when he died. No burial record could be found.

Sources

• Descendants of Matthias Hitchcock, by Mrs. Edward Hitchcock, Sr. Page 18. [1]

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQW-W4XC : 21 September 2019), Joseph Hitchcock, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272233.

• Ruth Story Devereux Eddy, The Eddy Family in America, by Ruth Devereux Eddy, (The Eddy Family Association, Inc., T.O. Metcalf Company, Boston, MA, 1930), Page 913. [2]

• Family Search Profile on Joseph Hitchcock [3]