Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NamePeter J. DOTY
Birthabt 1842, Ohio7686
Death10 Jul 1883, Bruce, Bruce, South Dakota7688 Age: 41
Census
• 1880 Census: Pleasant, Pottawatamie Iowa. Age 38, b OH. Parents b VA.7686
Spouses
Birth24 Apr 1851, Plymouth, Richland, Ohio7688
Birth24 Apr 1852, Plymouth, Richland, Ohio7694
Death1 Mar 1902, Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota7684,7692 Age: 50
BurialMemorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota7694
FatherWilliam Morgan PARSEL (1825-1926)
MotherMartha Jane KIRKPATRICK (1835-1889)
Individual Notes
• 2nd of 5 children.7695

• Anna and George Mills were aged respectively 7 and 13 years when Hance Mills died in October, 1883. Soon after this the second Mrs. Mills took the infant and disappeared.7681

• [excerpts] Mrs. A. Milne, a pioneer of Bemidji, died of typhoid fever, March 1, 1902, at St. Anthony’s hospital, after a short illness. She leaves behind her a husband, two sons, and one daughter to mourn her untimely demise.
Arbilla E. Parsell was born at Plymouth, Ohio, April 24, 1852. She was married in 1870 to Peter Doty, who died in South Dakota in 1887 to which state they moved in 1883. She married Alex Milne a few years previous to their coming to Bemidji.7694
Census
• 1860 Census: Plymouth, Richland, Ohio. Age 9, b OH.7695
• 1880 Census: Pleasant, Pottawatamie, Iowa. Age 29, b OH. Father b NY; mother b OH.7686
• 1885 Territorial Census: Charles Mix County, South Dakota. Age 34, b OH. Enumerated as “Mother.” Head of household; no husband present. Seven children in household.7687
• 1900 Census: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota. Age 51, b Apr 1851, OH. Father b NY; mother b OH. Married 13 years. Mother of 5 children, 3 living.8402
Marriage28 Apr 1870, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio7688
ChildrenCalvin C. (1871-)
 William James (1873-)
 Raleigh C. (1875-1899)
 Harry (1881-)
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