Joseph Williams

Biography

Joseph Williams lived during the Revolutionary era, born in 1753 and passing in 1800 at the dawn of the new century. His forty-seven years of life encompassed the struggle for independence and the critical early years of the American republic.

Williams's burial at Norwich City Cemetery reflects his connection to Connecticut and the broader New England community. His life and death marked the transition from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, a pivotal moment in American history when the young nation was establishing its identity and institutions.