Family
Joseph was born to David Trumbull and his wife nee Sarah Backus in Lebanon, Connecticut. He lived in the family home known as Redwood, on the Lebanon green. David and Sarah had five children. Joseph's siblings were:
- Sarah Trumbull (1779–1839), who married William Trumbull Williams (1779–1839), her cousin
- Abigail Trumbull (1781–1861), who married Peter Lanman (1771–1854)
- John Trumbull (1784–1859), who married Anne Gibbons (1789–1823), Hanna Wallace Tunis (1800–1823) and Eliza Bruen (1793–1857)
- Jonathan G. W. Trumbull (about 1790-1853), who married Jane Eliza Lathrop (1795–1843)
Joseph first married Harriet Champion (1789–1823) in 1818, daughter of General Henry Champion and née Abigail Tinker. This marriage produced one child, Henry Champion Trumbull (1821–1855). Harriet died in 1823 and Joseph married Eliza Storrs (1784–1861) on December 1 of the following year. His second marriage also produced one child, Eliza Storrs Trumbull (1826–1862).
He died as a result of typhoid fever on August 4, 1861. Two days later, his second wife Eliza died. Amazingly, within a year of his death ten of his close relatives died, including his sister Abigail, his wife Eliza, his brother-in-law William L. Storrs, Joseph and Eliza's daughter Eliza, their son-in-law Lucius Robinson and Lucius' father David Robinson. Joseph and his two wives are buried in the Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut.
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