(Family 5.) Joshua 4, Isaacs, Isaac2, Francis1 : b. in Fairfield, Sept., 1703; d. Oct., 1789, ae. 86; m., 1738, Sarah Burgess.
Removed to Reading, Conn., where he died, greatly lamented. He had been a selectman of the town for many years, was a captain of militia, and a member of county board of safety and protection, in 1775 and '76. During the revolutionary war he furnished transportation, and forage for the eastern division of the American army, and was very much honored as a patriotic citizen. He was distinguished for his very large statue.
His children which survived him were :
1. William, b. Nov. 4, 1741 (Family 6).
2. Burgess.
3. Joshua.
4. Thomas.
5. Sarah.
6. Jane.