1William Richard Cutter, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of . . ., Vol. 1, pp. 128-129 (1915).
"(IV) Joseph Temple, son of Abraham (2) Temple, was born in Concord, May 6, 1688. He married, November 28, 1717, Abigail Stearns, of Lexington. He lived in Concord and Westford, and at Sanford, Maine. Children: Abigail, Born December 1, 1718; Joseph, mentioned below; Sarah, March 19, 1722; Ebenezer; Richard, March 7, 1725; Samuel; Thomas; Elisha.".
1Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, Genealogy and Memoirs of Stearns Genealogy and His Descendants, Vol. 1, p. 36 (1901).
"69--ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1700; md., Nov. 28, 1717, by Rev. John Whiting, Joseph Temple, son of Abraham Temple, of Concord, Mass.
(a)--Abigail Temple, b., Dec. 1, 1718.
(b)--Joseph Temple Jr., b., Dec. 31, 1720.
(c)--Sarah Temple, b., Mar. 19, 1722.
(d)--Richard Temple, b., Mar. 7, 1724.".