Notable Descendants
Reality TV shows like “Who Do You Think You Are” follow celebrities as they discover their ancestry – sometimes including notable people of the past. Working in the opposite direction, here are some notable descendants of Edward Doty.
Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
Famous Doty Kin
Here are a some Doty kin – in no particular order – who became famous, prominent or notorious.. Go to Wikipedia for their stories.
| Name | Dates | Generation | Life |
| John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. | 1872-1933 | 10th Gen. | Governor of Massachusetts; 30th President of the United States |
| Eliphalet Remington | 1793-1861 | ? | Inventor; Founder of Remington Arms Co. |
| James Duane Doty | 1799-1865 | 7th Gen. | Territorial Governor of Wisconsin; Congressman |
| James Warren | 1726-1808
(Plymouth) |
4th Gen. | Paymaster General of Continental Army |
| James Otis, Sr. | 1702-1778
(Barnstable) |
4th Gen. | Attorney General of Massachusetts Province |
| James Otis, Jr. | 1725-1783
(Barnstable) |
5th Gen. | Revolutionary War Patriot |
| Samuel Allyn Oits
|
1740-1814 | 5th Gen. | Revolutionary War Patriot; Secretary of U.S. Senate |
| Mercy Otis Warren | 1728-1814 | 5th Gen. | Revolutionary
War Propagandist |
| Harrison Gray Otis | 1765-1848 | 6th Gen. | Federalist Party Leader; U.S. Senator; Mayor of Boston |
| Sile (Silas) Doty | 1801-1876 | 7th Gen. | Outlaw |
Do you know of any other famous Doty kin? If Wikipedia lists his/her story, then we’d like to list him/her here.
Doty Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen
Doty kin have served in the military from the founding of our country: Samuel Doty, Edward’s son, served as a lieutenant in the Piscataway (NJ) Militia Company. Here are those in Edward’s Tree whom we have identified as soldiers, sailors, and airmen.
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Doty Ministers
Many Doty kin became preachers in their day. Here are those in Edward’s Tree whom we have identified as “men of the cloth”.
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Doty Places in America
The following places in America are named “Doty” (although we don’t know which, if any, are named after Edward’s descendants). Do you know anything about them?
- Doty County, Minnesota – former name of St. Louis County (Duluth)
- Doty, Michigan – named after Marcus A Doty
- Doty, Nebraska – post office from 1881-1902
- Doty, Oklahoma
- Doty, Washington – named after C.A. Doty, sawmill operator
- Doty Hills, Washington
- Doty, Wisconsin
- Doty Island, Wisconsin – named after James Duane Doty (see above)