American Silversmiths

Ellis Doty
(1784-1843)
Ruth P. Pierce
(1784-1866)
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George Doty
(1815-1906)

 

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George Doty
  • Born: 6 Oct 1815, Canandaigua NY
  • Died: 29 Aug 1906, Detroit MI

  General notes:

Jeweler and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:


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  • Alternate Mark.
  • He worked circa 1835 as a watchmaker in Buffalo NY
  • He worked circa 1837-1880 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Detroit MI
    His family had come to Detroit in 1826. When of age, he apprenticed to the jeweler's trade in Buffalo NY. He is recorded as a watchmaker in Buffalo c 1835, but he had returned to Detroit by 1837, when he fought in the Canadian Rebellion on the side of the patriots.
  • He appeared on the census in 1850 in Detroit MI. Listed as a watchmaker.

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  • Advertised: Johnston's Detroit Directory and Business Advertiser, in 1853, in Detroit MI.
  • He appeared on the census in 1860 in Detroit MI. Listed as a jeweler.



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