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Male Joseph Dewey Click to view Joseph Dewey in the family tree

Joseph was born in 1760 in Canterbury, CT.1   Joseph's father was Josiah Dewey and his mother was Huldah Frost.  His paternal grandparents were Joseph Dewey and Abigail Hills; his maternal grandparents were Stephen Frost and Mary Adams. He had three brothers and six sisters, named Josiah, Joel, Allen, Huldah, Mehitable, Mary, Abigail, Elizabeth and Eunice.  He was the oldest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 18 in 1778 in In the army, age 17.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1353
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3310, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2332, 2332.ftw