Lieutenant Joseph Byington

Lieutenant Joseph Byington
Birthdate:	September 23, 1736
Birthplace:	Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Death:	August 26, 1798 (61) Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (fit of palsy)
Place of Burial:	Lewis Street, Bristol, CT
Immediate Family:	Son of David Byington and Mercy Byington Husband of Jemima Byington; Hannah Byington and Hannah Byington Father of Isaac Byington; Noah Byington; Isaiah Byington; Martin Byington; Clarissa Russel and 11 others Brother of Eunice Rogers; David Byington; Jerusha Byington; Jacob Byington; Mary Hitchcock and 3 others

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About Lieutenant Joseph Byington

Joseph was a chaplain in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Byington was elected at the first town meeting of Bristol on 13Jun1785 to the first board of selectmen and as the first town clerk; he was also a lieutenant in the 6th Company, Second Continental Regiment, which marched to Boston 18May1775 under the command of Gen Joseph Spencer. (source: Epaphroditus Peck's "History of Bristol, Connecticut") Joined the Congregational Church in Bristol 27Mar1777 (per church records). He was also a representative from Bristol to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1788.

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Lieutenant Joseph Byington's Timeline

1736	September 23, 1736	Birth of Lieutenant Joseph Byington Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
1761	January 24, 1761	Birth of Isaac Byington Connecticut, United States
1762	September 23, 1762	Birth of Noah Byington New Cambridge Society, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
1764	December 31, 1764	Birth of Isaiah Byington Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1767	November 13, 1767	Birth of Martin Byington New Cambridge Society, Farmington, Connecticut Colony
1770	February 4, 1770	Birth of Clarissa Russel New Cambridge Society, Farmington, Connecticut Colony
1771	May 26, 1771	Birth of David Byington New Cambridge Society, Farmington, Connecticut Colony

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