Joseph married Susannah D. Hemenway on 16 Oct 1786 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Susannah (daughter of Silas Hemenway and Mary Molly Smith) was born on 10 May 1767 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jan 1815 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucinda Temple was born on 6 May 1787 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died in May 1871.
2. Mary Temple was born on 29 Sep 1789 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Ethan Thayer Temple was born on 13 Jul 1792 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Mar 1860.
4. Jonas Temple was born on 15 Dec 1794 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
5. Susannah Temple was born on 18 Jun 1797 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
6. Clarissa Temple was born on 21 Apr 1800 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Jan 1815 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
7. Joseph Stratton Temple was born on 28 May 1803 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
8. Lucy Hemenway Temple was born on 15 Aug 1807 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.