When Abner Delos Doty was born on 12 December 1842, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Volney Leonard Doty, was 41 and his mother, Athalane Read, was 34. He married Emily Jane Porter on 15 August 1865, in Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Darlington, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and District 14 Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1870. He died on 21 October 1915, in Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Jefferson Union Cemetery, Jefferson Court, Frederick, Maryland, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English: probably a variant of Doughty . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
History: Edward Doty (c. 1600–55) was one of the passengers on the Mayflower, a servant of Stephen Hopkins. He became comparatively wealthy and moved to Duxbury MA, where he left nine children.
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