This gentleman was born in the town of Solon, Cortland county. New York, July 23, 1815. His father, Isaac Doty, a native of Washington county, New York, emigrated with his family to Michigan in 1828, and settled at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw county, where he built a woolen mill, and operated it a number of years. Isaac Doty had followed fasming for a few years previous to his removal to Michigan, but his trade was that of a manufacturer of woolen goods. He lived at a number of places both in Michigan and Ohio, but was never entirely satisfied until he came to the place where his son, Elias Doty, is now residing.

On their trip to Michigan, the family drove through to Syracuse with their team. From that that they took passive on the canal to Buffalo, and from Buffalo to Detroit they made a lake voyage on the old steamer "William Penn." Arriving in Michigan, then very sickly, the family was attacked by fever and ague, and for four or five years some of them were under the doctor's care. Mr. Doty (Sr.) was almost completely broken down, but finally recovered, in a measure. This sickness was the more severely felt, as they had come from an extremely healthy locality in Cortland county. New York. Isaac Doty died very suddenly on the 26th day of July, 1855, in his seventy-second or seventy-third year. His wife died five years previously. Her maiden name was Charlotte Loomis, and she and Mr. Doty were married in Washington county, New York, October 5, 1806. Their children were as follows: Enos, born September 8, 1807. Elizabeth, born March 1, 1809. Tobias, born April 11, 1811. Andrew, born May 5, 1815. Elias (birth given at head of this sketch). Silas, born July 13,1817.Amos, born June 17, 1819. Sarah, born December 11, 1820. Eunice M., born February 26, 1822. Permelia, born June 21, 1824. These are all living except Enos, Amos, and Permelia. Isaac Doty and wife removed to Cortland county, New York, soon after their marriage, and there all their children were born.

Elias Doty was married in Rose township, on the first day of March, 1842, to Miss Zevia Jayne, of Cortland county. New York. He had removed with his father to Rose in 1836. He first purchased land in Springfield township, but finally made his permanent home in Rose. He has occupied his present place for twenty-three years, having first located on the farm next east of it, and afterwards exchanged with his brother Enos.

Mr. Doty has for nearly the whole of his life followed the occupation of a farmer, and beyond dispute has made a decided success of the business. The first land he ever purchased was an eighty-acre lot in Monroe county, Michigan. He now owns three hundred and forty-six acres in the farm where he lives, beside other land in the township ; some in Livingston county, Michigan, and two hundred acres in Kansas. In politics he was a Whig until the Republican party was formed, since which time he has worked with that political organization. Mr. Doty has been twice married, his first wife having died March 19, 1872. She was born July 25, 1820, and became the mother of nine children, as follows : Martha Ann, born April 16, 1843 ; died May 25, 1843. Mary Permelia, born September 5, 1844. Mortimer, born May 26, 1846 ; died June 14, 1846. Edward E., born June 12, 1847. Pardon Hicks, born March 13, 1849. Benjamin Franklin, born January 14, 1852. Olivia, born May 26, 1854. Enos, born December 27, 1858. Isaac, born February 3, 1862. Mr. Doty was married on the 17th of March, 1875, to Mrs. Louisa (Brown) Rogers, a native of Cayuga county. New York.