Dilvert Donald DOREY^[1]

1889 - 1968  (78 years)

• Name	Dilvert Donald DOREY
  Birth	14 Dec 1889	Victory, Annapolis, NS   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aug 1968	Concord, Merrimack, NH   [4]
  Person ID	I113830	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	9 May 2009

  
  

  Father	Joseph E. DOREY,   b. 1851, LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. 2 Jun 1896, Rossway, Digby, NS (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Eunice Elizabeth SIMPSON,   b. 1855, Simpson's Corner, Lunenburg, NS d. 18 Aug 1935, Bear River, Digby, NS (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1871	Clements, Annapolis, NS   [5]
  Family ID	F42191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nellie PAGE,   b. Jul 1889, Hillsborough, Hillsborough, NH d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	It is known that Dilvert DOREY marries a Nellie PAGE and that they had a daughter in Hillsborough, NH, where Dilvert uncle also resides. This may not be the correct Nellie Page, but the fact that she is the same age as Dilvert, is born and raised in Hillsborough, and does not appear in the 1910 Census, seems like more than just a coincidence. It is known that Dilvert DOREY marries a Nellie PAGE and that they had a daughter in Hillsborough, NH, where Dilvert uncle also resides. This may not be the correct Nellie Page, but the fact that she is the same age as Dilvert, is born and raised in Hillsborough, and does not appear in the 1910 Census, seems like more than just a coincidence.
  Children	1. Phyllis Mae DOREY,   b. 1908, Hillsborough, Hillsborough, NH d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F42600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Delma E. (--?--),   b. 1899, NH d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1915	NH
  Notes	His WWI Draft Registration Card states that Dilvert DOREY has a wife and one child, and we know that for men his age, the date of registration was 5 Jun 1917. Also, the McCormick/Darres collection tells us that Dalvert had a wife named Nellie PAGE and a daughter named Phyllis who goes on to marry Clayton HARRIS and Thomas RICE. Finally, there is a Nellie PAGE , age 10, in the 1900 Census of NH. However, in the 1920 and 1930 Censuses we see Dilvert DOREY and wife Delma, who were both first married in 1915. Second we see daughters Alice, b. 1919, and Gertrude b. 1923. So Alice cannot be the child referred to in the WWI Draft Registration Card. However in neither 1920 or 1930 is there any sign of either Nellie nor Phyllis. While it is possible that Dilvert has two wives, the fact that that both eh and Delma were first married in 1915, together with the fact that there is no sign of Phyllis in 1920, suggest to me that there was only one wife--Delma (Nelllie) PAGE, and that Phyllis and Alice are the same person. But a few more sources to shed light on these questions are sorely needed. His WWI Draft Registration Card states that Dilvert DOREY has a wife and one child, and we know that for men his age, the date of registration was 5 Jun 1917. Also, the McCormick/Darres collection tells us that Dalvert had a wife named Nellie PAGE and a daughter named Phyllis who goes on to marry Clayton HARRIS and Thomas RICE. Finally, there is a Nellie PAGE , age 10, in the 1900 Census of NH. However, in the 1920 and 1930 Censuses we see Dilvert DOREY and wife Delma, who were both first married in 1915. Second we see daughters Alice, b. 1919, and Gertrude b. 1923. So Alice cannot be the child referred to in the WWI Draft Registration Card. However in neither 1920 or 1930 is there any sign of either Nellie nor Phyllis. While it is possible that Dilvert has two wives, the fact that that both eh and Delma were first married in 1915, together with the fact that there is no sign of Phyllis in 1920, suggest to me that there was only one wife--Delma (Nelllie) PAGE, and that Phyllis and Alice are the same person. But a few more sources to shed light on these questions are sorely needed.
  Children	1. Alice D. DOREY   2. Gertrude E. DOREY
  Family ID	F42429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S13098] 1930 Census of NH, Hillsborough County, ED 113 (Weare), family #92. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Annapolis County, Clementsvale, family #133. [S9935] US WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918., Hillsborough, NH. [S9558] Social Security Death Index. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1871 - Book: 1801 - Page: 44 - Number: 88.