History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . e winterseasons, while attending school, was a teacher. Havingthus fitted himself for college, he passed his examinationat Brown University, Providence, R. I.; but, for want ofmeans, gave up a college course, and went to New Market,N. H., where he was a teacher for four years in health compelled him to quit teaching, and heremoved to St. Joseph, Mich., and for one year (1887) wasengaged in surveying for the government. After two yearsas a teacher there he returned
History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . e winterseasons, while attending school, was a teacher. Havingthus fitted himself for college, he passed his examinationat Brown University, Providence, R. I.; but, for want ofmeans, gave up a college course, and went to New Market,N. H., where he was a teacher for four years in health compelled him to quit teaching, and heremoved to St. Joseph, Mich., and for one year (1887) wasengaged in surveying for the government. After two yearsas a teacher there he returned East, settled in Portland,and was a teacher in Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough until1847. From 1847 to 1864 he was teacher in Saco, andduring the last eight years of that time was principal ofone of the Saco grammar schools. Since 1864 he has beenengaged in farming in Saco, where he now resides. He married, Aug. 24,1844, Dorothy, daughter of Thomas(3d) and Lydia (Jenkins) Dyer. Her father was a nativeof Biddeford, and came to Saco when only five years ofage. His occupation was farming. He was a Democrat in. IRA C. DOE. politics, was a member of the State Senate in 1849-50,and died in May, 1864. Her mother died July 13, Doe has always been known as a man of strict fidel-ity, having a conscientious regard for justice and right. Asa teacher he sought to impress his pupils with the necessityof a sure educational foundation as a means of future suc-cess, and his ability as an instructor has often receivedpublic recognition. He is a member of the Democraticparty, but the minority of his party has always barred hiselection, when a candidate, for ofiicial honors. He was amember of the Board of Agriculture of the State for threeyears, and was at one time inspector of customs for theport of Saco. Mr. Doe is familiarly known as Capt. Doe,he having been some twenty-five years ago captain of theSaco Guards. CITY OF BIDDEFORD. ORIGINAL PATEXTEES AND COLONISTS, Richard Vines, one of t
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