Lewellyn D. Dority Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
From: Ranee Egee - raneeegee@hotmail.com

Surname: DORITY
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 

Page 941

   LEWELLYN D. DORITY, general farmer, owning a fifty-five
acre farm on the North Hampton road, in the town of Greenland,
Rockingham County, N. H., was born in Hancock County, Me., Decem-
ber 4, 1864, a son of Dean and Lydia (Sheppard) Dority.  His parents,
who are now deceased, both natives of Hancock County, where the
father followed the combined occupations of farmer and ship carpenter.
Their children were: Etta, wife of William Horton; Mary, wife of Ed.
ward E. Judkins; John, and Lewellyn D.  The father and mother of
these children were each twice married.
   Lewellyn D. Dority acquired his education in the common schools,
which he attended only twelve weeks in the winter season until twenty
years of age.  During the summer months he was employed on his
parents' farm.  At the age of twenty-one he began working out as a
farm hand and followed that occupation for several years.  He then

Page 942

learned the stone cutter's trade, which he followed for six years, after-
wards resuming farm work.  Nine years ago he bought his present
farm from John E. Seavey, and has since operated it successfully, doing
general farming.  He keeps from fifteen to twenty head of cattle, find-
ing a market for his milk at Beverly, Mass.  A Republican in politics,
he takes an active interest in town affairs and is now serving in his
second year as selectman.  He is a member of the Knights of Pythias
lodge at North Hampton.
   Mr. Dority was married December 25, 1889, to Anna E. Purington,
who was born in East Boston, Mass., but reared in Rockingham County,
N. H.  She and her brothers, John and Luther, were the only children
of Oliver and Emeline (Nealy) Purington.  The father, a shoemaker
and machinist, was from Epping, this county, his wife being a native of
New Market.  Mr. and Mrs. Dority have a son, Charles L., who assists
his father on the farm.  The family attend the Methodist Church.  They
are good representatives of the agricultural population of New Eng-
land--industrious, thrifty, law-abiding and prosperous.

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