Elisha Doane (1706 - aft. 1765)

Born 3 Feb 1706 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sparrow) Doane — married 14 Mar 1733 in Eastham, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 1 Aug 1765 after age 59 in Harwich, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elisha was born at Eastham, Mass., Feb. 3, 1705-6 and died, of fever, at Harwich, Mass., Aug. 1, 1765, aged 61, " much lamented." He married Mar. 14, 1733-4, Elizabeth Sparrow of Eastham, who died Dec. 30, 1793. They lived some years in Eastham. About 1743 he removed to the South Precinct of Harwich, where he resided till his death. He was a very prominent man in the parish and town of Harwich. He was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the South Precinct into the old town of Harwich and was the town clerk in 1749, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 , 62, 64 and 65. He was Parish Assessor the same years. In 1751 he was chosen selectman and reelected each year till 1757. His place of residence in Harwich was near the house of the late Capt. Nathaniel Doane. He was buried in the old cemetery at Harwich. Children, from Eastham records :

• Rebecca, b. Feb. 21, 1735-6; ra., 1757, Nathaniel Snow; settled in Ellington, Conn,
• Mercy, b. Apr. 30, 1738; d. Feb., 1739.
• Sylvanus, b. Jan. 20, 1739-40.
• Mercy, b. Jan. 27, 1741-2.
• Elisha, b. Sept. 9, 1744.
• Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1747 ; m. Dec. 4, 1769, Joshua Mayo, Jr.

Sources

• Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2, Page 944

Doane family: 1. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth, 2. Doctor John Done, of Maryland, and their descendants. by Alfred Adler Doane Published 1902 page 73