Elijah Doane (abt. 1729 - abt. 1787)

Born about 1729 in Plumstead Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Carole Boomer [send private message]

Biography

Elijah was born about 1729 probably, in Plumstead, Pa. ; but, as in the case of his brothers and sisters, there is no public record of his birth. He married Sarah Groves. Of Mr. Doane's early life we know nothing except that the will of his father, made in 1787, names a grandson Samuel, son of his son Elijah, deceased. From various sources, particularly from his descendants, it is learned that Mr. Doane settled near Trenton, N. J., and from them we have the names of the eight children. Children :

• Samuel, b. .
• Jonathan, b. 1765,3,16.
• Benjamin, b. 1770,11,12.
• Elijah, b. 1773; married and settled in Ontario about 1789, After the death of his wife, he removed to Berwick, Pa., where he died at an advanced age. He had no children and his last years were spent near, and in communication with his brothers Benjamin and Joseph and sister Elizabeth.
• Joseph, b. ; m. Mary Conner and lived for a time near his brother Benjamin in Berwick, Pa., but finally settled near Jeromeville, O., abt. 1830. He had a son and a daughter both living in 1885.
• Israel, b, ; in early life removed to Canada with his brothers and settled in the Niagara district.
• Elizabeth, b. ; went to Berwick with her brothers and there married Jacob Cooper. Ch. : Jonathan, Mason, Sarah.
• Sarah, b. ; m. Atkinson and settled in Canada

Sources

• Doane family: 1. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth, 2. Doctor John Done, of Maryland, and their descendants. by Alfred Adler Doane Published 1902 page 131
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73826653/elijah-doan : accessed 31 October 2021), memorial page for Elijah Doan (1730–21 Sep 1787), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73826653, ; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009) Unknown.