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| Captain Elisha Doane Headstone |
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| Whaler |
Born 1699 Massachusetts
Occupation: Whale Fisheries
Deacon in his church from 1730 until his death
Military: Captain of 4th Company 7th Massachusetts Regiment and fought in Louisburg and suffered at Grand Pre. He had a sword with his name engraved on it that is reported to have been passed down to his descendants.
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| From book listed in sources on page 85-86 - this is just page 85 |
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| Transcription: Doane, Elisha, Deacon, at Eastham, a Captain of a Company at Louisbourgh (Louisburg) in 1745, afterwards captured and taken to Canada, and later was Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment in an expedition to the westward, Dec 6, 1759, @ 61 years (Newsletter) |
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane pages 84
Book: The Doane family: Deacon John Doane, Plymouth and Dr. John Done, of Maryland and their descendants page 85-86
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20568271/elisha-doane/ |
| Hannah Cole Doane headstone |
Born 15 Dec 1693 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents: William Cole and Hannah Snow
Died 25 Feb 1786 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online: http://www.pilgrimhopkins.com/
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20568318/hannah-doane
CHILDREN
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| Revolutionary War |
Christened 6 Aug 1721 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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| Joseph Christening record |
Military: Revolutionary War: Colonel Joseph Doane's (2nd Barnstable Co.) regiment of Massachusetts militia
On the occasion of the city of Chatham's 200th anniversary, speech given by James Hawes in 1912 (see the link below):
Chatham was represented in this (Provincial) Congress by Captain Joseph Doane. It recommended, among other things, if I may use a modern term, a boycott on tea.
A third congress met May 31st, 1775, and Chatham was again represented by Joseph Doane, then styled "Colonel". At a town meeting December 27, 1774, a considerable number of persons signed the association recommended by the Provincial Congress not to drink or use any tea after March 1st following.
On January I8, 1775, the military company was reorganized. Lieut. Benjamin Godfrey was made captain; Mr. Richard Sears lieutenant; Mr. Joseph Crowell ensign, and Mr. John Emery military clerk. The town clerk remarks that all this was very pleasing to the citizens. Capt. Godfrey commanded a company at the battle of Bunker Hill.
August 13, 1776, the town raised 32 pounds for bounty for soldiers who enlisted in the Northern Department, and 16 pounds, four shillings for powder bought for the town's use.
December 14, 1776, the selectmen reported that they had procured nine men to go to Rhode Island for three months, at a bounty of nine pounds and fourteen shillings each.
May 19, 1777. additional bounty was VI voted. The town also agreed to take care of the families of soldiers.
In January, 1776, under a call for troops, a regiment had been raised in Plymouth and Barnstable counties. Thomas Hamilton, of Chatham, was adjutant. About the same time the Cape was divided into two regiments, Chatham falling into the second, of which Joseph Doane became colonel. Another call for troops was made the same year, Chatham's quota being 26.
In April, 1778, five men were called for from the town. In 1779 there was a further call and in December, 1780, a call for nine men. In the meantime, there had been calls on the town for clothing and provisions for the army.
February 22, 1778, the selectmen and James Ryder, lieutenant of the militia company, reported that there had been raised in the town in 1777 ten men for three years and 20 men for eight months.
Of these, Sergeant Hyatt Young and Benjamin Bassett served during the war. Joseph Young, son of Hyatt, was among the eight months' men. Hyatt Young had served in the previous French war. A monument to him and his son Joseph stands in the Universalist Cemetery.
John Young, who served in 1776, and enlisted for three years in 1777, was reported drowned in 1778. In September, 1778, Capt. Benjamin Godfrey's company and Capt. Nathan Bassett's company of Chatham men, on an alarm to Falmouth and New Bedford, served for a few days. Chatham men were also on short term service in Rhode Island and at the throwing up of entrenchments at Dorchester Heights in the spring of 1776, when Gen. Washington drove the British from Boston.
The Cape men were largely in service on the Coast Guard, Capt. Thomas Hamilton's company, which consisted mostly of Chatham men, served on the coast from July to December, 1775. Cape Cod men were largely drawn upon to man the numerous privateers that preyed upon the British commerce.
Among others the sloop "Wolf," of which Capt. Nathaniel Freeman of Harwich (now Brewster) was commissioned master September 13, 1776, Joseph Doane of Chatham being lieutenant, had Chatham men in her crew. She had a brief career, being soon after sailing captured by a British 74 gun ship disguised as a merchantman. The crew were carried to Brooklyn, N. Y., and placed in the prison ships, but were exchanged at Newport, R. I., February 11, 1777.
No doubt many local incidents occurred during the Revolutionary war of which there is no record. One has been preserved. June 20, 1782, a British privateer sent some men into the harbor under cover of darkness and took possession of a brigantine. They hoisted the British flag on her and attempted to take her and a sloop out of the harbor under protection of the guns of the privateer. But the local military company, under Col. Benjamin Godfrey and Capt. Joseph Doane, assembled on the shore and by a well-directed fire compelled the British to abandon the vessels, and they were recaptured.
Married Dorcas Eldredge 12 Apr 1739 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Lydia, Dorcas, Joseph, Hannah, Ruth, Mary, Elisha, Rachel, Ephraim, Mary, SarahDied 12 May 1778 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
Christening: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records
Talk given by James Hawes, page 9-11 : https://archive.org/details/historicaladdres00hawe
Online Book: History of Chatham, Massachusetts by W.C. Smith, p 50, 205, 207
Book: History of Brewer, Orrington, Holden & Eddington by Thayer & AmesOnline Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane pages 87
Book: History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844
By Enoch PrattBook: Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war: Volume 14 by Massachusetts Office of Secretary of State
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail By Joseph A. Nickerson, Jr., Geraldine Nickerson pages 25-28
Note: this book concerns his son, Joseph Jr, who was involved in a mystery of murder and mayhem |
| Elisha Doane Tomb |
Born 23 Jun 1725 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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| Whaler |
Married 1) Hope Rich 22 Feb 1743 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Thankful, Elisha, Hannah, Isaiah, Hope, Elisha, Rachel
2) Ann Doane 25 Dec 1768 Boston, Massachusetts
Children: Jane, Jane, John, William
Died 27 Jan 1783 Boston, Massachusetts
Buried: Doane Tomb No 12, under Kings Chapel, Boston, Massachusetts
Sources
To see his house (now used a community center): http://www.southshorecommunitycenter.com/
From the website: Established in 1944, the South Shore Community Center is located at 3 North Main Street in what was formerly the Elisha Doane House, built in 1750 and a true reflection of the New England charm that defines Cohasset Village.
To read about his descendants: www.archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DOAN/1998 (DEAD LINK)
On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6EKtY3rjLg&feature=fvw
Note: at Captain Bearse House
Basic biography and tomb: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75228300/elisha-doane
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 87
History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844
By Enoch PrattHannah Doane
Born abt 1729 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married David Brown Jr 13 Dec 1743 (intentions) Eastham, Massachusetts
Children: Hannah, Samuel, David, Jonathan, Ruth, Rachel, Elisha, Joseph, Hezekiah, Benjamin, Mary
Died Jul 1816 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried: Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88
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| Hezekiah Doane headstone |
Born abt 1730 Eastham, Massachusetts
Occupation: Whale Fishery
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| Belonged to a crew called the "seed corn gang of whalers" |
Selectman (5 years)
Town Clerk (4 years)
Paid fines instead of serving in the Continental Army
Married 1) Elizabeth Crowell 25 Oct 1750 Eastham, Massachusetts
Children: Elisha, Elizabeth, Hezekiah, Paul, William, Henry, Joseph, Margery, Elisha
2) Sarah Cahoon 28 Nov 1799 Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Died 18 Mar 1808 Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88
History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844
By Enoch Pratt p 17, 107, 115, 131Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55048216/hezekiah-doane
Ruth Doane
Born abt 1732 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died abt 1747 Cape Breton, Massachusetts (age 15y)
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88
Rachel Doane
Born abt 1734 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married 1) John Wormley 17 May 1757 Eastham, Massachusetts
2) Edward Baker 12 Jan 1766 Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Died: 1806
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88
