George Doty
- Born: 6 Oct 1815, Canandaigua NY
- Died: 29 Aug 1906, Detroit MI
General notes:
Jeweler and watchmaker
Events in his life were:
- 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 1850 census taken at Detroit MI, listed as a watchmaker.
- Advertised in the Johnston's Detroit Directory and Business Advertiser (Detroit MI), 1853,
- He appeared on the 1860 census taken at Detroit MI, listed as a jeweler.
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