Answer the following question: Facts: - resting place: north burial ground , providence - death date: 28 april 1746 - spouse: alice smith - children: john , susannah , freelove , alice , amey , christopher , , mary , christopher jeremiah , joseph , anphillis , sarah - birth date: 1662 - name: joseph whipple - death place: providence , rhode island - religion: baptist , anglican - birth place: providence , rhode island - occupation: deputy , councilman , assistant , colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph whipple .
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joseph whipple -lrb- 1662 - 28 april 1746 -rrb- was a wealthy merchant in the colony of rhode island and providence plantations , and active in the civil affairs of the colony during the first half of the 18th century .the son of john and sarah whipple , who were early settlers of dorchester in the massachusetts bay colony and later of providence , whipple was born in providence , the 10th of 11 children .he began his public service to the colony in 1698 , selected as a deputy from providence , and served in that capacity for a majority of the years until 1728 .he also served on the providence town council for 15 years between 1703 and 1729 , and was an assistant in 1714 .from 1719 to 1720 he was colonel of the regiment of militia for the mainland .in 1696 he and others were granted a lot on which to build a schoolhouse , and in 1710 he was licensed to keep a public house , paying 20 shillings for the privilege .whipple died in 1746 , leaving a sizable estate to his children and grandchildren .he was buried in the north burial ground in providence .whipple married alice , the daughter of edward and anphillis -lrb- angell -rrb- smith , and granddaughter of thomas angell who was one of the five men who accompanied roger williams in settling providence .together they had 12 children , the third of whom was joseph jr. who became a deputy governor of the colony and a very wealthy merchant .whipple 's sister , abigail , with her husband william hopkins , were grandparents of rhode island governor and signer of the declaration of independence , stephen hopkins , and whipple 's granddaughter , mary gibbs , married john hopkins , a son of stephen .