1900 Census -
Lived @ 614 Madison Street in Green Bay
Married to Ame
DAVID WELLS BRITTON, the most extensive manufacturer of cooperage of every kind in the Northwest, with his plant at Green Bay, was born December 8, 1832, in Sidney Plains, Delaware Co., N. Y. , a son of Solomon and Amy (Whitney) Britton.
D. W. Britton was educated in the schools of Delaware county and Buffalo, N. Y. At the age of eighteen he moved with his parents to Green Bay (previous to which he had resided four years in Ashville, N. Y., and the same year opened out the cooperage business on premises beginning at the confluence of the East and Fox rivers, retaining that yard one year, after which he moved to the present site of the Green Bay Carriage Co., holding possession here until 1867, when he removed to his present extensive yards and shops, which are now the largest establishment — or promise to be, to say the least — of any of the kind in the great Northwest. In little over three decades a business has been established that would, in the conservative countries of the Old World, have taken several generations to build up. With shops supplied with every description of the most desirable machinery required in the business; with his immense yards, filled with every form of lumber demanded by his trade, Mr. Britton's operations are seen to require a more than ordinary executive ability and a knowledge of detail that would dismay the ordinary mind. The manufactory and contingents occupy nearly fifteen acres, and Mr. Britton's operations extend into twelve different States, in itself significant of what great advantage to the city such an institution must be. One hundred and thirty men, on an average, are employed, and allotting a family of three to each man (the lowest estimate allowed by statisticians), it would indicate a population of nearly four hundred, all of whom depend for their subsistence upon the enterprise and ability of Mr. Britton. Illustrative of his methods it may be mentioned that all workmen are regularly paid each Monday — a consideration of great moment to the poor man and one which frees him from the clutches of debt, that monster that follows close in the train of the monthly payment system. It is not only better for the workman, but a great desideratum with the merchants who supply his daily needs.
In his political affiliations Mr. Britton is a Republican, and under the auspices of that party has most satisfactorily served as alderman of Green Bay three terms; he has also done good service on the board of health, on the school board, and one term as fire warden. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Fair and Park Association, was its first president, serving two years, and is at present one of its directors. He is a stockholder in the Kellogg National Bank, and is always one of the first to assist in any enterprise tending to promote the public good. Socially he is a member of Washington Lodge, No. 2 1, F. & A. M.. and of the I. O. O. F.. Lodge No. 19.
Mr. Britton was first married, in 1853, to Miss Frances Daggett, a native of New York, whose father, E. Daggett, came to Wisconsin years ago, locating first at Kenosha, and afterward, in 1852, engaging in the manufacture of shingles at Green Bay; he died in Suamico township, Brown county. Mrs. Frances Britton died the year of her marriage.
In 1855 Mr. Britton wedded Jerusha Kelsey, who was reared in Green Bay; she died in 1856, the mother of one child, who died when one year old.
Mr. Britton's third marriage was solemnized in 1859, the lady of his choice being Laura Strickland, whose death occurred September 1, 1890. This union was blessed with two children, Elmer E., married, and Sarah Josephine, who died at the age of two years and eight months.
For his fourth wife Mr. Britton married, October 18, 1892, Amy Thrall, a native of New York. Mr. Britton is one of the oldest and most prominent figures in the commercial circles of Green Bay, as well as one of the most extensive business men of the Northwest, and his experience has extended over the most progressive periods in the history of Green Bay and Brown county.
Source: "Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin", 1895 pages 132-135.
Lived @ 614 Madison Street in Green Bay
Married to Ame
DAVID WELLS BRITTON, the most extensive manufacturer of cooperage of every kind in the Northwest, with his plant at Green Bay, was born December 8, 1832, in Sidney Plains, Delaware Co., N. Y. , a son of Solomon and Amy (Whitney) Britton.
D. W. Britton was educated in the schools of Delaware county and Buffalo, N. Y. At the age of eighteen he moved with his parents to Green Bay (previous to which he had resided four years in Ashville, N. Y., and the same year opened out the cooperage business on premises beginning at the confluence of the East and Fox rivers, retaining that yard one year, after which he moved to the present site of the Green Bay Carriage Co., holding possession here until 1867, when he removed to his present extensive yards and shops, which are now the largest establishment — or promise to be, to say the least — of any of the kind in the great Northwest. In little over three decades a business has been established that would, in the conservative countries of the Old World, have taken several generations to build up. With shops supplied with every description of the most desirable machinery required in the business; with his immense yards, filled with every form of lumber demanded by his trade, Mr. Britton's operations are seen to require a more than ordinary executive ability and a knowledge of detail that would dismay the ordinary mind. The manufactory and contingents occupy nearly fifteen acres, and Mr. Britton's operations extend into twelve different States, in itself significant of what great advantage to the city such an institution must be. One hundred and thirty men, on an average, are employed, and allotting a family of three to each man (the lowest estimate allowed by statisticians), it would indicate a population of nearly four hundred, all of whom depend for their subsistence upon the enterprise and ability of Mr. Britton. Illustrative of his methods it may be mentioned that all workmen are regularly paid each Monday — a consideration of great moment to the poor man and one which frees him from the clutches of debt, that monster that follows close in the train of the monthly payment system. It is not only better for the workman, but a great desideratum with the merchants who supply his daily needs.
In his political affiliations Mr. Britton is a Republican, and under the auspices of that party has most satisfactorily served as alderman of Green Bay three terms; he has also done good service on the board of health, on the school board, and one term as fire warden. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Fair and Park Association, was its first president, serving two years, and is at present one of its directors. He is a stockholder in the Kellogg National Bank, and is always one of the first to assist in any enterprise tending to promote the public good. Socially he is a member of Washington Lodge, No. 2 1, F. & A. M.. and of the I. O. O. F.. Lodge No. 19.
Mr. Britton was first married, in 1853, to Miss Frances Daggett, a native of New York, whose father, E. Daggett, came to Wisconsin years ago, locating first at Kenosha, and afterward, in 1852, engaging in the manufacture of shingles at Green Bay; he died in Suamico township, Brown county. Mrs. Frances Britton died the year of her marriage.
In 1855 Mr. Britton wedded Jerusha Kelsey, who was reared in Green Bay; she died in 1856, the mother of one child, who died when one year old.
Mr. Britton's third marriage was solemnized in 1859, the lady of his choice being Laura Strickland, whose death occurred September 1, 1890. This union was blessed with two children, Elmer E., married, and Sarah Josephine, who died at the age of two years and eight months.
For his fourth wife Mr. Britton married, October 18, 1892, Amy Thrall, a native of New York. Mr. Britton is one of the oldest and most prominent figures in the commercial circles of Green Bay, as well as one of the most extensive business men of the Northwest, and his experience has extended over the most progressive periods in the history of Green Bay and Brown county.
Source: "Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin", 1895 pages 132-135.
1900 Census -
Lived @ 614 Madison Street in Green Bay
Married to Ame
DAVID WELLS BRITTON, the most extensive manufacturer of cooperage of every kind in the Northwest, with his plant at Green Bay, was born December 8, 1832, in Sidney Plains, Delaware Co., N. Y. , a son of Solomon and Amy (Whitney) Britton.
D. W. Britton was educated in the schools of Delaware county and Buffalo, N. Y. At the age of eighteen he moved with his parents to Green Bay (previous to which he had resided four years in Ashville, N. Y., and the same year opened out the cooperage business on premises beginning at the confluence of the East and Fox rivers, retaining that yard one year, after which he moved to the present site of the Green Bay Carriage Co., holding possession here until 1867, when he removed to his present extensive yards and shops, which are now the largest establishment — or promise to be, to say the least — of any of the kind in the great Northwest. In little over three decades a business has been established that would, in the conservative countries of the Old World, have taken several generations to build up. With shops supplied with every description of the most desirable machinery required in the business; with his immense yards, filled with every form of lumber demanded by his trade, Mr. Britton's operations are seen to require a more than ordinary executive ability and a knowledge of detail that would dismay the ordinary mind. The manufactory and contingents occupy nearly fifteen acres, and Mr. Britton's operations extend into twelve different States, in itself significant of what great advantage to the city such an institution must be. One hundred and thirty men, on an average, are employed, and allotting a family of three to each man (the lowest estimate allowed by statisticians), it would indicate a population of nearly four hundred, all of whom depend for their subsistence upon the enterprise and ability of Mr. Britton. Illustrative of his methods it may be mentioned that all workmen are regularly paid each Monday — a consideration of great moment to the poor man and one which frees him from the clutches of debt, that monster that follows close in the train of the monthly payment system. It is not only better for the workman, but a great desideratum with the merchants who supply his daily needs.
In his political affiliations Mr. Britton is a Republican, and under the auspices of that party has most satisfactorily served as alderman of Green Bay three terms; he has also done good service on the board of health, on the school board, and one term as fire warden. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Fair and Park Association, was its first president, serving two years, and is at present one of its directors. He is a stockholder in the Kellogg National Bank, and is always one of the first to assist in any enterprise tending to promote the public good. Socially he is a member of Washington Lodge, No. 2 1, F. & A. M.. and of the I. O. O. F.. Lodge No. 19.
Mr. Britton was first married, in 1853, to Miss Frances Daggett, a native of New York, whose father, E. Daggett, came to Wisconsin years ago, locating first at Kenosha, and afterward, in 1852, engaging in the manufacture of shingles at Green Bay; he died in Suamico township, Brown county. Mrs. Frances Britton died the year of her marriage.
In 1855 Mr. Britton wedded Jerusha Kelsey, who was reared in Green Bay; she died in 1856, the mother of one child, who died when one year old.
Mr. Britton's third marriage was solemnized in 1859, the lady of his choice being Laura Strickland, whose death occurred September 1, 1890. This union was blessed with two children, Elmer E., married, and Sarah Josephine, who died at the age of two years and eight months.
For his fourth wife Mr. Britton married, October 18, 1892, Amy Thrall, a native of New York. Mr. Britton is one of the oldest and most prominent figures in the commercial circles of Green Bay, as well as one of the most extensive business men of the Northwest, and his experience has extended over the most progressive periods in the history of Green Bay and Brown county.
Source: "Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin", 1895 pages 132-135.
Lived @ 614 Madison Street in Green Bay
Married to Ame
DAVID WELLS BRITTON, the most extensive manufacturer of cooperage of every kind in the Northwest, with his plant at Green Bay, was born December 8, 1832, in Sidney Plains, Delaware Co., N. Y. , a son of Solomon and Amy (Whitney) Britton.
D. W. Britton was educated in the schools of Delaware county and Buffalo, N. Y. At the age of eighteen he moved with his parents to Green Bay (previous to which he had resided four years in Ashville, N. Y., and the same year opened out the cooperage business on premises beginning at the confluence of the East and Fox rivers, retaining that yard one year, after which he moved to the present site of the Green Bay Carriage Co., holding possession here until 1867, when he removed to his present extensive yards and shops, which are now the largest establishment — or promise to be, to say the least — of any of the kind in the great Northwest. In little over three decades a business has been established that would, in the conservative countries of the Old World, have taken several generations to build up. With shops supplied with every description of the most desirable machinery required in the business; with his immense yards, filled with every form of lumber demanded by his trade, Mr. Britton's operations are seen to require a more than ordinary executive ability and a knowledge of detail that would dismay the ordinary mind. The manufactory and contingents occupy nearly fifteen acres, and Mr. Britton's operations extend into twelve different States, in itself significant of what great advantage to the city such an institution must be. One hundred and thirty men, on an average, are employed, and allotting a family of three to each man (the lowest estimate allowed by statisticians), it would indicate a population of nearly four hundred, all of whom depend for their subsistence upon the enterprise and ability of Mr. Britton. Illustrative of his methods it may be mentioned that all workmen are regularly paid each Monday — a consideration of great moment to the poor man and one which frees him from the clutches of debt, that monster that follows close in the train of the monthly payment system. It is not only better for the workman, but a great desideratum with the merchants who supply his daily needs.
In his political affiliations Mr. Britton is a Republican, and under the auspices of that party has most satisfactorily served as alderman of Green Bay three terms; he has also done good service on the board of health, on the school board, and one term as fire warden. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Fair and Park Association, was its first president, serving two years, and is at present one of its directors. He is a stockholder in the Kellogg National Bank, and is always one of the first to assist in any enterprise tending to promote the public good. Socially he is a member of Washington Lodge, No. 2 1, F. & A. M.. and of the I. O. O. F.. Lodge No. 19.
Mr. Britton was first married, in 1853, to Miss Frances Daggett, a native of New York, whose father, E. Daggett, came to Wisconsin years ago, locating first at Kenosha, and afterward, in 1852, engaging in the manufacture of shingles at Green Bay; he died in Suamico township, Brown county. Mrs. Frances Britton died the year of her marriage.
In 1855 Mr. Britton wedded Jerusha Kelsey, who was reared in Green Bay; she died in 1856, the mother of one child, who died when one year old.
Mr. Britton's third marriage was solemnized in 1859, the lady of his choice being Laura Strickland, whose death occurred September 1, 1890. This union was blessed with two children, Elmer E., married, and Sarah Josephine, who died at the age of two years and eight months.
For his fourth wife Mr. Britton married, October 18, 1892, Amy Thrall, a native of New York. Mr. Britton is one of the oldest and most prominent figures in the commercial circles of Green Bay, as well as one of the most extensive business men of the Northwest, and his experience has extended over the most progressive periods in the history of Green Bay and Brown county.
Source: "Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin", 1895 pages 132-135.
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