James Cutler Doane (1788 - 1878)

Born 9 Sep 1788 in Cohasset, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna Wendell Hewes — married 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1878 at age 90 in Cohasset, Massachusetts

Biography

James was born at Cohasset, Mass., Spet. 9, 1788, the son of Elisha Doane and Jane Cutler. He passed away in 1878. and died there Sept. 19, 1878. He married, in 1809, Susannah Wendell Hewes, who died at Cohasset, in Aug., 1879, aged 86 years, the daughter of Solomon Hewes of Boston.^[1] Children, all born at Cohasset :

• James Cutler, b. Feb. 10, 1810; d. at Cohasset, Sunday, May 22, 1898; m. Flora Montgomery Gillis. He left home when about fourteen years old, and was at school in Maine until he entered the hardware store of William Greeuough & Co., at 39 South Market street, Boston. Here he remained until he was twenty-one when he went into the wholesale hardware business for himself in Philadelphia, keeping in touch with his relatives at Cohasset by yearly visits to the salt -waters of Massachusetts Bay. He remained in Philadelphia until 1852, when he went West and engaged in the coal-mining and shipping business. A short time before his father's death he returned to Cohasset, where he spent his remaining years on the old homestead. Ch. : 1. Mary Jane, 2. Catherine, 3. Elizabeth, 4. Susannah, 5. James Cutler, died, 6. Flora,
• William Edward,8 b. Dec. 18, 1812; d. in San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 4, 1852; m. Dec. 9, 1841, Elizabeth Cushing Lincoln, b. at Hingham, Mass., Jan. 21, 1819, fourth child of Gorham and Mary (Cushing) Lincoln. Mrs. Doane m. 2nd, Feb. 16, 1857, John C. Abbott, widower, of Brookline, Mass. Ch. : 1. William Edward, b. at Cohasset, Dec. 20, 1842. 2. Mary Elizabeth, b. at Hingham, ; m. Edward L. Fuller, of Boston. 3. Gorham Lincoln, b. at Cohasset, Nov. 2, 1849.
• Maria Foster,8 b. Nov. 26, 1814; d. at Quincy, Mass., Mar. 30, 1893 ; m. at Cohasset, by Rev. Harrison G. 0. Phipps, Rev. Josiah Moore, widower, b. in Boston, Nov. 27, 1800 and d. at Duxbury, Mass., July 27, 1881, whose first wife was Rebecca Sturtevant of Plymouth. He graduated at Harvard Coll. in 1826, studied Theology at Harvard Divinity School and was ordained pastor of the First Parish in Athol in 1830. In 1834 he was settled as pastor of the First Parish of Duxbury in which office he continued until his death, a pastorate covering forty- seven years. Ch. : 1. James Henry, b. Apr. 10, 1840; imm. ; is superintendent of a large farm in Waubeck, la. 2. John Greenough, b. Feb. 26, 1842; m. Louisa Wadsworth Baylor, dau. of Col. Charles Goethe and Louisa Dennison (Wadsworth) Baylor and granddau. of Com. Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, U. S. N. ; res. Quincy. 3. Helen Maria, b. Jan. 24, 1844; m. Charles Allen Howland, Pres. and Treas of Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Quincy, where they reside. 4. William Stuyvesant, b. Feb. 23, 1846; m., 1st, Virginia Henderson Eastman, dau. of Gen. Seth and Mary Henderson Eastman of Washington, D. C. ; m. 2nd, 1901, Caro Garland Burwell; is U. S. inspector of machinery at Cramp's ship-building yard, Philadelphia, Pa. 5. Josiah, b. Nov. 24, 1848; in. Sarah E. Calvert of Virginia City, Col. ; is supt. of a mining company in Col. 6. Emily Hughes, b. May 2, 1851 ; unm. ; res. Quincy. 7. Mary Elizabeth, b. Mar. 18, 1854; d. in N. Y. city, Feb. 17, 1883.
• Jane Cutler, b. Mar. 13, 1817; d. at Cohasset, Apr. 29, 1817.
• Sarah Jane, b. Mar. 16, 1820; d. at Cohasset, Apr. 26, 1887; m. there by Rev. Joseph Osgood, May 6, 1846, Josiah Oakes Lawrence of Cohasset. Ch. : Susannah Wendell, Mary Foster, James Cutler.
• Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 23,1822; d. at Cohasset, July 30, 1892; unm.
• Samuel, b. June 4, 1825; d. at Cohasset, Mar. 29, 1855; unm.
• David Stoddard Greenouoh,8 b. Dec. 25, 1827; d. Dec. 27, 1895; m. at Cohasset, by Rev. Joseph Osgood, Nov. 23, 1854, Harriet Maria Parker, b. Mar. 13, 1828 and d. Dec. 28, 1873, dau. of John and Mary (Oakes) Parker of Cohasset. Mr. Doane res. at Cohasset where he was a constable and a Justice of the Peace. Ch., b. at Cohasset : 1. David Greenough, b. Nov. 23, 185C; res. E. Braintree, Mass.; m. at Woburn, Mass., Jan. 29, 1890, Emma Amanda Maxwell, b. at Wells, Me., Oct. 2, 1858, dau. of Albion Paris and Mary Elizabeth Maxwell and had : Alice, b. at Phoenix Mills, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1891. Ethel Julia, b. at E. Braintree, Mar. 28, 1893. Ralph Albion, b. at E. Braintree, June 14, 1896. 2. John Parker, b. Aug. 21, 1859; res. Phoenix Mills. 3. James Frances, b. June 14, 18G4 ; d. Jan. 21, 1894. 4. Harriet Maria, b. Nov. 23, 1866.
• Ann Greenough, b. Oct. 3, 1830; unm.
• Joseph Foster, b. Jan. 3, 1836 ; d. at Cohasset, June 30, 1893 ; unm.

The following appreciative notice of Mr. Doane was written by his friend Solomon Lincoln, Sr., of Hingham^[2] : " The Hon. James C. Doane, a venerable gentleman and prominent citizen of Cohasset, died in that town on Thursday last. He was ninety years and ten days old at the time of his decease. Mr. Doane was a gentleman of marked character and of eminent qualifications for public service, which were duly appreciated by his fellow citizens, and frequently conspicuous in various offices. In early life he was employed several years in the dry goods store of MacKay and Prince, Boston. Two years more were spent in the retail dry goods business in Boston, in company with his brother, Samuel, upon whose death, in 1817, Mr. Doane removed to his native town of Cohasset which was his place of residence for the remainder of his life. From 1817 to 1854 he was actively engaged in the fishing, coasting and freighting business.

An enumeration of the various offices which Mr. Doane filled, will give some idea of the extent of his services to the public. Omitting any notice of several minor offices, he was a member of the boards of selectmen, assessors, overseers of the poor, and school committee of Cohasset for many years, in all of which his services were laborious and valuable.

He was a member of the State convention of 1820-21 to revise the constitution, and also of the convention of 1853 for the same purpose. Beside other civil offices he was a commissioner for Norfolk Co., from 1844 to 1857, a representative from Cohasset to the General Court for five years and a member of the Senate for Norfolk Co., for 1848 and 1849. The best evidence of the estimation in which he was held by the people may be found in his frequent reelection to offices. Mr. Doane was for many years well known in Cohasset and vicinity. As a gentleman and citizen he was highly esteemed, as a friend and neighbor he was faithful and true. He was distinguished for his public spirit and zeal for the promotion of the interests of his native town. He had many warm friends whose attachment was not weakened but rather increased with age. It is a pleasure to look back upon an acquaintance with him for more than half a century, and to reflect upon the recollection of his many virtues, civic, social and domestic."

Sources

1. ↑ The Doane family: 1. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth, 2. Doctor John Done, of Maryland, and their descendants. by Alfred Adler Doane Published 1902 Page 422-425
2. ↑ The Doane family: 1. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth, 2. Doctor John Done, of Maryland, and their descendants. by Alfred Adler Doane Published 1902 Page 423

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