Joshua Coe was born in Westwick around 1743 and was probably a blacksmith. He married Hannah Harmer in Westwick on 6th December 1765.

Sources
• 1. International Genealogical Index. Joshua Coe listed as father of John Coe, b. 1768. Married to Hannah. • 2. International Genealogical Index. Joshua Coe. Married 6. 12. 1765 to Hannah Harmer. Westwick, Norfolk. • 3. Norfolk Transcription Archive. Marriages (Parish Register). Tunstead & Happing, Westwick. 1765. Coe, Joshua + Harmer, Hannah.