. The Doane family:. ter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Smith) Stockdale. Heand his brother Ebeuezer (226) learned the carpenters trade, servingan apprenticeship of seven years each, with their oldest brother Jon-athan (221). They all were skilful workmen. John Doane becamea master builder and carried on an extensive business in Buckscounty. From John Doanes granddaughter : I well remember my grandfather. He distinctly remembered the battle ofTrenton, Dec. 26, 1776. He also remembered the excitements attendant uponthe news of the battle of Princeton and Germantown. He remembered see-ing Washingtons
. The Doane family:. ter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Smith) Stockdale. Heand his brother Ebeuezer (226) learned the carpenters trade, servingan apprenticeship of seven years each, with their oldest brother Jon-athan (221). They all were skilful workmen. John Doane becamea master builder and carried on an extensive business in Buckscounty. From John Doanes granddaughter : I well remember my grandfather. He distinctly remembered the battle ofTrenton, Dec. 26, 1776. He also remembered the excitements attendant uponthe news of the battle of Princeton and Germantown. He remembered see-ing Washingtons army encamped for a day and night upon the farm adja-cent to that upon which his parents were living. At a proper age he wasplaced as an apprentice to learn the trade of a carpenter with his eldestbrother, Jonathan, the same who became the father of the late Bishop GeorgeW. Doane of New Jersey. This trade then included the skill of a joiner oras it is now termed cabinet maker. He often spoke of having assisted in the.
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