Joseph was born on June 11th, 1677 in Eastham Barnstable MA. Joseph's father was John Doane and his mother was Lydia . His paternal grandparents were John Doane and Abigail ; his maternal grandparents were and . He had three sisters, and also two siblings of unknown gender named Anne , Mary, Sarah, Ruth and Hepzibah . He was the third youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 88 on March 12th, 1766 in Eastham Barnstable MA.