Brief Life History of Harry Curtis
When Harry Curtis Doty was born on 23 February 1900, in Illinois, United States, his father, Alanzo Curtis Doty, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Maude Hoffhines, was 24. He married Ruth Irene Lewis on 20 April 1918, in Multnomah, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1935 and San Luis Obispo Judicial Township, San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 23 July 1961, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 61.
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- Harry C Doty, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harry Curtis Doty, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Harry Curtis Doty in the Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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