Trumbull family.

The Trumbull family of Worcester, Mass., traces its history back to John Trumbull ( -1657), who came to America from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, about 1637. He settled in Roxbury, Mass., but soon afterwards removed to Rowley, Mass., where he remained until his death. One of his sons, Joseph (1647-1684), originally removed to Suffield, Conn., in 1670, but Indian hostilities forced him to retreat. He returned again in 1676 and remained there until his death. Subsequent generations also remained in Suffield, until Joseph, the son of Joseph and Obedience (Belden) Trumbull.

Joseph Trumbull (1756-1824), born in Suffield on 12 October 1756, arrived in Worcester in 1778 and opened a general store. In 1779 he formed a partnership with Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) and established an apothecary shop. He became sole owner of the shop in late 1783, but sold the business a few months later. For a number of years he practiced medicine in Petersham, Mass., but continued his business interests in Worcester. He returned to Worcester in 1803 and remained there until his death on 2 March 1824.

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