HARRISON Y. DORMAN of Harrington, Washington Co, Maine The source of the following is: "History of North Washington" Published 1904 by: Western Histoircal Publishing Company, Spokane, Washington 1904 Transcibed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) Harrison Y. Dorman lives five miles north from Addy, on a place which his skill and enterprise have made both valuable and beautiful. The estate is supplied with a good residence and other buildings, a choice orchard, and mountain spring water piped through all the buildings. The entire premises indicate the thrift and good taste of their pro- prietor, while the confidence which Mr. Dorman enjoys among the people, shows his standing in the valley. Harrison Y. Dorman was born in Harrington, Maine on January 1, 1840, the son of Nathaniel and Susannah (Putnam) Dorman, natives of Maine, where they remained until their death. The father was a relative of Hannah Weston, who was prominently identified with the War of 1812 and a charachter in history. The mother was closely related to General Putnam and the family was prominent in New England. The district schools of Harrington were the Alma Mater of our subject and at the age of thirteen he laid aside his books and commenced the battle of life in ernest. Working in the woods, driving on the rivers, handling various departments of the sawmill, and other occupations kept young Dorman busy until he was nineteen years old. Then he came to Minnesota and apprenticed himself to learn the millwright trade. For twenty-five years he followed that and some of the finest mills in Minnesota testify to his ability in that line. He assisted in the erection of some of the leading mills in Minneapolis, the finest in the world. The last work he did there was on the great Pillsbury A. In 1883 he started a repair shop, and in 1886 came to Washington, locating in Spokane. He did general carpenting for a while then opened a wagon and repair shop which he conducted until he came to Stevens county. Here he bought his present place for one thousand dollars and has since devoted himself to farming. At the breaking out of the Civil War, Mr. Dorman pressed to the front and with nine other men began to form a company. Later they were joined to the Tenth Illinois under General Prentiss. Having served his time, he returned to Minnesota in 1862, at the outbreak of the terrible Sioux War. He at once offered his services to the government and for two years he was occupied in scouting. In the fall of 1864 he enlisted under General Sherman and participated in the great march to the sea. He was in constant skirmishing most of the time and also participated in several of the large engagements in this campaign. With Sherman's command he returned to Washington D.C., where he participated in the grand review and was mustered out and returned to Minnesota. In 1863 Mr. Dorman married Miss Sarah A., daughter of Eliga and Emelia (Patridge) Townsand, natives of Ohio. They were pioneers to Minnesota, but later the father went to Texas when he died. The mother, now a venerable lady of ninety-two, resides with Mr. Dorman. Mr. Dorman is a member of the G.A.R. and his wife belongs to the Methodist church. They are very popular people and of excellent standing. From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcibed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.


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