Joseph was 1 of 19 children born of Benjamin Woodworth (1724-1790) and his 3 wives. Benjamin's 1st wife, Susanna Street, died in 1758. Joseph's siblings were: Roswell (1758-1812), Susan (1759-1811), Thomas (b. 1760), Ziba (1763-1826), Ashel (Azel) (b. 1765), Phoebe (b. 1767), Priscilla (b. 1767), Jewett (b. 1770), Samuel (1771-1830), Daniel (bap. 1773-1817), Benjamin, Elizabeth, Darius and 5 others whose names are unknown.
Joseph was mate on a Privateer in the early part of Revolutionary War. Later, on August 25, 1777, he was drafted into service with the Company under the command of Captain John Skinner in Colonel Jonathan Latimer's Regiment. Colonel Latimer's Regiment was one of the two large Connecticut regiments of militia, composed of detachments from all the brigades, that were ordered to reinforce General Horatio Gates at Saratoga in the summer of 1777. They were assigned to General Poor's Continental Brigade in General Benedict Arnold's Division, and fought in both the battles of September 19th and October 9th at Saratoga. In the 1st battle they lost more than any 2 other regiments in the field. Upon their dismissal after the surrender of Burgoyne, Gates spoke of them as "two excellent militia regiments from Connecticut." Joseph was dismissed from this service on November 8, 1777.
After the war, Joseph settled in Onion River (Montpelier, Caledonia (Washington) County, Vermont.
Before Joseph moved to Vermont, he married Elizabeth by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters: Lyman (d. 1844), Polly, Experience, Nancy and John.
In the 1790 US Census of New London County, Connecticut, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 1 Free White Male under 16, and 3 Free White Females.
Joseph 1st bought land in Montpelier in December 1794. A few months later in 1795, he was elected one of Montpelier's Selectmen. In 1805, he was again elected Selectmen and every year thereafter until 1814. In 1803 and 1810, he represented the town in the Vermont Legislature.
In the 1800 US Census of Montpelier, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and Female 26 thru 44 years of age, 1 Free White Male and 2 Free White Females of 16 thru 25, and 1 Free White Male and Female under 10.
References:
(1) "Revolutionary War Soldiers of East Montpelier" by Ellen C. Hill, 1975, pages 91 and 92
(2) "Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass." by William Atwater Woodworth, 1898, pages 81, 82 and 105
(3) "The Record of Connecticut Men of the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783." by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 504, 508 and 509
(4) "History of the Town of Montpelier, from the time it was first chartered in 1781 to the year 1860" by D. P. Thompson, 1860, pages 68, 73, 94, 181, 290 and 291
Joseph was mate on a Privateer in the early part of Revolutionary War. Later, on August 25, 1777, he was drafted into service with the Company under the command of Captain John Skinner in Colonel Jonathan Latimer's Regiment. Colonel Latimer's Regiment was one of the two large Connecticut regiments of militia, composed of detachments from all the brigades, that were ordered to reinforce General Horatio Gates at Saratoga in the summer of 1777. They were assigned to General Poor's Continental Brigade in General Benedict Arnold's Division, and fought in both the battles of September 19th and October 9th at Saratoga. In the 1st battle they lost more than any 2 other regiments in the field. Upon their dismissal after the surrender of Burgoyne, Gates spoke of them as "two excellent militia regiments from Connecticut." Joseph was dismissed from this service on November 8, 1777.
After the war, Joseph settled in Onion River (Montpelier, Caledonia (Washington) County, Vermont.
Before Joseph moved to Vermont, he married Elizabeth by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters: Lyman (d. 1844), Polly, Experience, Nancy and John.
In the 1790 US Census of New London County, Connecticut, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 1 Free White Male under 16, and 3 Free White Females.
Joseph 1st bought land in Montpelier in December 1794. A few months later in 1795, he was elected one of Montpelier's Selectmen. In 1805, he was again elected Selectmen and every year thereafter until 1814. In 1803 and 1810, he represented the town in the Vermont Legislature.
In the 1800 US Census of Montpelier, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and Female 26 thru 44 years of age, 1 Free White Male and 2 Free White Females of 16 thru 25, and 1 Free White Male and Female under 10.
References:
(1) "Revolutionary War Soldiers of East Montpelier" by Ellen C. Hill, 1975, pages 91 and 92
(2) "Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass." by William Atwater Woodworth, 1898, pages 81, 82 and 105
(3) "The Record of Connecticut Men of the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783." by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 504, 508 and 509
(4) "History of the Town of Montpelier, from the time it was first chartered in 1781 to the year 1860" by D. P. Thompson, 1860, pages 68, 73, 94, 181, 290 and 291
Joseph was 1 of 19 children born of Benjamin Woodworth (1724-1790) and his 3 wives. Benjamin's 1st wife, Susanna Street, died in 1758. Joseph's siblings were: Roswell (1758-1812), Susan (1759-1811), Thomas (b. 1760), Ziba (1763-1826), Ashel (Azel) (b. 1765), Phoebe (b. 1767), Priscilla (b. 1767), Jewett (b. 1770), Samuel (1771-1830), Daniel (bap. 1773-1817), Benjamin, Elizabeth, Darius and 5 others whose names are unknown.
Joseph was mate on a Privateer in the early part of Revolutionary War. Later, on August 25, 1777, he was drafted into service with the Company under the command of Captain John Skinner in Colonel Jonathan Latimer's Regiment. Colonel Latimer's Regiment was one of the two large Connecticut regiments of militia, composed of detachments from all the brigades, that were ordered to reinforce General Horatio Gates at Saratoga in the summer of 1777. They were assigned to General Poor's Continental Brigade in General Benedict Arnold's Division, and fought in both the battles of September 19th and October 9th at Saratoga. In the 1st battle they lost more than any 2 other regiments in the field. Upon their dismissal after the surrender of Burgoyne, Gates spoke of them as "two excellent militia regiments from Connecticut." Joseph was dismissed from this service on November 8, 1777.
After the war, Joseph settled in Onion River (Montpelier, Caledonia (Washington) County, Vermont.
Before Joseph moved to Vermont, he married Elizabeth by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters: Lyman (d. 1844), Polly, Experience, Nancy and John.
In the 1790 US Census of New London County, Connecticut, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 1 Free White Male under 16, and 3 Free White Females.
Joseph 1st bought land in Montpelier in December 1794. A few months later in 1795, he was elected one of Montpelier's Selectmen. In 1805, he was again elected Selectmen and every year thereafter until 1814. In 1803 and 1810, he represented the town in the Vermont Legislature.
In the 1800 US Census of Montpelier, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and Female 26 thru 44 years of age, 1 Free White Male and 2 Free White Females of 16 thru 25, and 1 Free White Male and Female under 10.
References:
(1) "Revolutionary War Soldiers of East Montpelier" by Ellen C. Hill, 1975, pages 91 and 92
(2) "Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass." by William Atwater Woodworth, 1898, pages 81, 82 and 105
(3) "The Record of Connecticut Men of the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783." by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 504, 508 and 509
(4) "History of the Town of Montpelier, from the time it was first chartered in 1781 to the year 1860" by D. P. Thompson, 1860, pages 68, 73, 94, 181, 290 and 291
Joseph was mate on a Privateer in the early part of Revolutionary War. Later, on August 25, 1777, he was drafted into service with the Company under the command of Captain John Skinner in Colonel Jonathan Latimer's Regiment. Colonel Latimer's Regiment was one of the two large Connecticut regiments of militia, composed of detachments from all the brigades, that were ordered to reinforce General Horatio Gates at Saratoga in the summer of 1777. They were assigned to General Poor's Continental Brigade in General Benedict Arnold's Division, and fought in both the battles of September 19th and October 9th at Saratoga. In the 1st battle they lost more than any 2 other regiments in the field. Upon their dismissal after the surrender of Burgoyne, Gates spoke of them as "two excellent militia regiments from Connecticut." Joseph was dismissed from this service on November 8, 1777.
After the war, Joseph settled in Onion River (Montpelier, Caledonia (Washington) County, Vermont.
Before Joseph moved to Vermont, he married Elizabeth by whom he had 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters: Lyman (d. 1844), Polly, Experience, Nancy and John.
In the 1790 US Census of New London County, Connecticut, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male of 16 years and upwards, 1 Free White Male under 16, and 3 Free White Females.
Joseph 1st bought land in Montpelier in December 1794. A few months later in 1795, he was elected one of Montpelier's Selectmen. In 1805, he was again elected Selectmen and every year thereafter until 1814. In 1803 and 1810, he represented the town in the Vermont Legislature.
In the 1800 US Census of Montpelier, Joseph was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and Female 26 thru 44 years of age, 1 Free White Male and 2 Free White Females of 16 thru 25, and 1 Free White Male and Female under 10.
References:
(1) "Revolutionary War Soldiers of East Montpelier" by Ellen C. Hill, 1975, pages 91 and 92
(2) "Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Mass." by William Atwater Woodworth, 1898, pages 81, 82 and 105
(3) "The Record of Connecticut Men of the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783." by Henry P. Johnston, 1889, pages 504, 508 and 509
(4) "History of the Town of Montpelier, from the time it was first chartered in 1781 to the year 1860" by D. P. Thompson, 1860, pages 68, 73, 94, 181, 290 and 291
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