On 18 Feb 1779 Joshua third married
Dorcas Hayward, daughter of
Nathaniel Hayward (ca 1717-9 Nov 1780) &
Elizabeth Curtis (ca 1719-20 Nov 1766), in Plympton, MA.
Born on 30 Jun 1758 in Bridgewater, MA. Dorcas died in Plympton, MA, on 11 Jul 1846; she was 88.