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Thursday, January 4, 1781

Israel Updegraff was born in York, Pennsylvania.  He was the first Brewer in what is now the state of West Virginia.  His ancestors were ...

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Thursday, January 4, 1827

Charles Ferdinand Rossteuscher was born in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. After the death of his wife in 1853 he and his infant daughter Anna emigrated to...

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Wednesday, January 4, 1832

Georgius Joseph “Joseph” Wolf Sr. was born in Switzerland.

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Wednesday, January 4, 1837

Benjamin Dawson, the father in the Dawson & Son Brewery of New Bedford, Mass, is born in England.

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Thursday, January 4, 1844

Friedrich Nicholas Arnold Wagener was born in Germany. His family emigrated to America in the 1850s, settling in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. In 18...

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Saturday, January 4, 1845

Peter K. Schutz was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France. In 1858 his family emigrated to America and settled in Sand Creek Minnesota.

In 1885...

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Thursday, January 4, 1849

Charles F. Class was born in Wildbad, Calw, in the Kingdom of Württemberg.  His family emigrated to America in 1853, landing in Philadelp...

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Thursday, January 4, 1849

John Roehm owner of the brewery which bears his name in Philadelphia, was born in Germany.

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The Best Brewing Company, Chicago, Illinois

Founded
1885

Closed
1961