John Birchard

1704 -

• Name	John Birchard
  Birth	12 Apr 1704	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	20 Mar 1705	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Elizabeth Birchard,   b. 2 Sep 1697, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   2. James Birchard,   b. 3 May 1699, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   3. Sarah Birchard,   b. 10 Jul 1701, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 15 Aug 1701, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   4. Matthew Birchard,   b. 5 Dec 1702, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. + 5. John Birchard,   b. 12 Apr 1704, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. ▻ Jane Hyde,  m. 20 Mar 1728 ;   Mary,  m. 26 Mar 1755 ;   Sarah Hewitt,  m. 22 Sep 1774   6. Phoebe Birchard,   b. Oct 1705, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   7. Sarah Birchard,   b. 11 Oct 1707, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   8. Jonah Birchard,   b. 9 Oct 1709, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   9. Rebeckah Birchard,   b. 1717, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 1719, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 2 years)   10. Daniell Birchard,   b. 9 May 1718, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Birchard   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Saunders,   c. 20 Dec 1584, Lydiard St Lawrence, Somersetshire, England d. 7 Jul 1655, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 70 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4163	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	James Birchard,   b. 16 Jul 1665, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Beckwith,   b. 4 Feb 1678, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Colony d. 13 Dec 1767, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Jane Hyde,   b. 4 Dec 1704, Norwich West Farms now Franklin, New London County, Connecticut Colony d. 5 Dec 1754, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1728	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
  They were married in the New Haven Second Church. [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 11 months - She : 23 years and 3 months.
  Children	5 sons and 6 daughters
  >   1. Jemima Birchard,   b. 13 Feb 1729, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Jedediah Lathrop >   2. Ezra Birchard,   b. 11 Sep 1731, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Martha Barret >   3. John Birchard,   b. 30 Sep 1733, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ann Barker >   4. Gideon Birchard,   b. 23 May 1735, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Eunice Abel >   5. Phoebe Birchard,   b. 25 Feb 1737, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Jacob Worthington >   6. Phinenas Birchard,   b. 26 Sep 1738, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Lydia Farnham     7. Jane Birchard,   b. 28 Dec 1740, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   8. Matthew Birchard,   b. 11 Apr 1743, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Anne Pelton  m. 16 May 1774 >   9. Lois Birchard,   b. 15 Nov 1746, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Joseph Chapman > 10. Elizabeth Birchard,   b. 23 Nov 1746, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Benjamin Corning + 11. Lucy Birchard,   b. 4 Jul 1748, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 1812 - 1820, Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William Edgerton  m. 27 Apr 1775
  Family ID	F3383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mary   d. 25 Feb 1774, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   Other Partners: [no first name] Barret
  Marriage	26 Mar 1755	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 50 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F7848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Sarah Hewitt,   b. 1708, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Jan 1777, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)  Other Partners: Eleazer Hyde  m. 8 Feb 1733
  Marriage	22 Sep 1774	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 70 years and 5 months - She : ~ 66 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F7850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Birchard(1704 – ) 2James Birchard(1665 – ) 4John Birchard(1628 – 1702) 8Thomas Birchard(1595 – 1657) 16William Birchard 17Catherine Finch 9Mary Robinson(1597 – 1655) 18Rev. John Robinson(1576 – 1626) 19Bridget White(— – 1640) 5Christian Andrews(1630 – 1680) 10William Andrews(1606 – 1659) 20 21 11Mary Savage 22 23 3Elizabeth Beckwith(1678 – 1767) 6Matthew Beckwith(1645 – 1727) 12Matthew Beckwith(1610 – 1680) 24Roger Beckwith( – 19 Jan 1633/34) 25Susannah Bracherbury 13Elizabeth Lynde(1615 – 1682) 26 27 7Elizabeth Griswold(1640 – ) 14Lt. Matthew Griswold(1620 – 1698) 28George Griswold 29 15Anna Wolcott(1620 – 1677) 30Henry Wolcott, Esq(1579 – 1655) 31Elizabeth Saunders(1584 – 1655)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Apr 1704 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Christening - 20 Mar 1705 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Marriage - 20 Mar 1728 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - 26 Mar 1755 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Marriage - 22 Sep 1774 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S708] Armestrong, Mark Edward. "The Family of William Edgerton of Bozrah, Connecticut", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 156, April 2002). [S1584] Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages Prior to 1800 Book 4, (New Haven, Connecticut: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1896). [S174] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, (Provo, Utah: 2013). [S241] Griggs, Dan. McNall Genealogy, (manuscript, 2003). [S1026] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S1585] Society of Colonial Wars. Vital Records of Norwich 1659-1848 Part I, (Hartford, Connecticut: Society of Colonial Wars, 1913). [S1583] Walworth, Reuben Hyde. Hyde Genealogy, or, the Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, from William Hyde, of Norwich, Volume 1, (Albany, New York: J. Munsell, 1864).