Portrait & Biographical Album of Hillsdale Co., MI, 1888, p.403.
Robert B. Sutton, now deceased, is recalled by the residents of Hillsdale as one of its most active business men and highly respected citizens. He was born near Trenton, NJ, Mar. 29, 1792. When he was eight his parents moved to the town of Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, where he grew to manhood. He was a man of remarkable physique with an intellect and a will power commensurate with his noble stature. Early in life he was engaged as a boatman on the Mohawk River and later became interested in the lumber business, going into Canada and becoming the head of the extensive operations carried on thereafter between the Dominion and the States. He owed a valuable farm and timber land in New York as well as large tracts of land in Illinois and Iowa which had fallen to him as the security of large sums of money which he had loaned and could recover in no other way. During his early manhood Mr. Sutton was married in New York State, where he became the father of several children and where his first wife died. His family had reached mature years before he removed to Mich. and were all married in their native State where their survivors are still living. Mr. Sutton became a resident of Hillsdale in about 1859, and became identified with the lumber interests with which he continued for a number of years. He was particularly fortunate in the investment of his capital, and was chiefly instrumental in the organization of the First National Bank, of which he remained a Director until his death in 1876. Enterprising, energetic and ambitious, he was warmly interested in the development and progress of his adopted county and here invested a generous share of his capital. He put up what is known as the Sutton Opera House Block, which comprises a substantial building, three stories in height, which gives ample accommodation to four stores and the large auditorium from which it derives its name. Mr. Sutton was married a second time, in 1860, in Hillsdale, to Miss Anna B. Wragg who became the mother of one son, John R. Sutton, who is now an active young business man this city, and is in possession of a handsome property which requires the greater part of his time and attention. Mrs. Anna (Wragg) Sutton died at her home in Hillsdale in 1883.
Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical and Largely Biographical (1903) page 408.
Robert B. Sutton was born near Trenton, NJ 29 Mar 1762. His father, Thomas, "belonged to an old Colonial family"; several of Thomas' brothers were soldiers in the Revolution and one was a staff member for General Washington. Thomas and family moved to Lyons, Wayne County, New York, when Robert was eight. Robert joined the Federal Army at the beginning of the War of 1812 and was wounded during the battle of Lundy's Lane. Robert became a lumberman, investing in lumber in the Michigan Territory and also receiving land in Illinois & Iowa in payment for a loan. "In his young manhood" Robert married while still in New York (no spouse named) and "reared a large family of children, who also married in that state, when also his wife died.
Robert came to Michigan in 1859, taking up residence in Hillsdale. He remained in the lumber business, and also assisted in the organization of the First National Bank. He also erected the Sutton Opera House block. Robert married Miss Anna B. Wragg in 1860. They had a son, John R. Sutton. Robert died in 1876, with Anna surviving seven years more, passing in 1883.
Robert B. Sutton, now deceased, is recalled by the residents of Hillsdale as one of its most active business men and highly respected citizens. He was born near Trenton, NJ, Mar. 29, 1792. When he was eight his parents moved to the town of Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, where he grew to manhood. He was a man of remarkable physique with an intellect and a will power commensurate with his noble stature. Early in life he was engaged as a boatman on the Mohawk River and later became interested in the lumber business, going into Canada and becoming the head of the extensive operations carried on thereafter between the Dominion and the States. He owed a valuable farm and timber land in New York as well as large tracts of land in Illinois and Iowa which had fallen to him as the security of large sums of money which he had loaned and could recover in no other way. During his early manhood Mr. Sutton was married in New York State, where he became the father of several children and where his first wife died. His family had reached mature years before he removed to Mich. and were all married in their native State where their survivors are still living. Mr. Sutton became a resident of Hillsdale in about 1859, and became identified with the lumber interests with which he continued for a number of years. He was particularly fortunate in the investment of his capital, and was chiefly instrumental in the organization of the First National Bank, of which he remained a Director until his death in 1876. Enterprising, energetic and ambitious, he was warmly interested in the development and progress of his adopted county and here invested a generous share of his capital. He put up what is known as the Sutton Opera House Block, which comprises a substantial building, three stories in height, which gives ample accommodation to four stores and the large auditorium from which it derives its name. Mr. Sutton was married a second time, in 1860, in Hillsdale, to Miss Anna B. Wragg who became the mother of one son, John R. Sutton, who is now an active young business man this city, and is in possession of a handsome property which requires the greater part of his time and attention. Mrs. Anna (Wragg) Sutton died at her home in Hillsdale in 1883.
Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical and Largely Biographical (1903) page 408.
Robert B. Sutton was born near Trenton, NJ 29 Mar 1762. His father, Thomas, "belonged to an old Colonial family"; several of Thomas' brothers were soldiers in the Revolution and one was a staff member for General Washington. Thomas and family moved to Lyons, Wayne County, New York, when Robert was eight. Robert joined the Federal Army at the beginning of the War of 1812 and was wounded during the battle of Lundy's Lane. Robert became a lumberman, investing in lumber in the Michigan Territory and also receiving land in Illinois & Iowa in payment for a loan. "In his young manhood" Robert married while still in New York (no spouse named) and "reared a large family of children, who also married in that state, when also his wife died.
Robert came to Michigan in 1859, taking up residence in Hillsdale. He remained in the lumber business, and also assisted in the organization of the First National Bank. He also erected the Sutton Opera House block. Robert married Miss Anna B. Wragg in 1860. They had a son, John R. Sutton. Robert died in 1876, with Anna surviving seven years more, passing in 1883.
Portrait & Biographical Album of Hillsdale Co., MI, 1888, p.403.
Robert B. Sutton, now deceased, is recalled by the residents of Hillsdale as one of its most active business men and highly respected citizens. He was born near Trenton, NJ, Mar. 29, 1792. When he was eight his parents moved to the town of Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, where he grew to manhood. He was a man of remarkable physique with an intellect and a will power commensurate with his noble stature. Early in life he was engaged as a boatman on the Mohawk River and later became interested in the lumber business, going into Canada and becoming the head of the extensive operations carried on thereafter between the Dominion and the States. He owed a valuable farm and timber land in New York as well as large tracts of land in Illinois and Iowa which had fallen to him as the security of large sums of money which he had loaned and could recover in no other way. During his early manhood Mr. Sutton was married in New York State, where he became the father of several children and where his first wife died. His family had reached mature years before he removed to Mich. and were all married in their native State where their survivors are still living. Mr. Sutton became a resident of Hillsdale in about 1859, and became identified with the lumber interests with which he continued for a number of years. He was particularly fortunate in the investment of his capital, and was chiefly instrumental in the organization of the First National Bank, of which he remained a Director until his death in 1876. Enterprising, energetic and ambitious, he was warmly interested in the development and progress of his adopted county and here invested a generous share of his capital. He put up what is known as the Sutton Opera House Block, which comprises a substantial building, three stories in height, which gives ample accommodation to four stores and the large auditorium from which it derives its name. Mr. Sutton was married a second time, in 1860, in Hillsdale, to Miss Anna B. Wragg who became the mother of one son, John R. Sutton, who is now an active young business man this city, and is in possession of a handsome property which requires the greater part of his time and attention. Mrs. Anna (Wragg) Sutton died at her home in Hillsdale in 1883.
Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical and Largely Biographical (1903) page 408.
Robert B. Sutton was born near Trenton, NJ 29 Mar 1762. His father, Thomas, "belonged to an old Colonial family"; several of Thomas' brothers were soldiers in the Revolution and one was a staff member for General Washington. Thomas and family moved to Lyons, Wayne County, New York, when Robert was eight. Robert joined the Federal Army at the beginning of the War of 1812 and was wounded during the battle of Lundy's Lane. Robert became a lumberman, investing in lumber in the Michigan Territory and also receiving land in Illinois & Iowa in payment for a loan. "In his young manhood" Robert married while still in New York (no spouse named) and "reared a large family of children, who also married in that state, when also his wife died.
Robert came to Michigan in 1859, taking up residence in Hillsdale. He remained in the lumber business, and also assisted in the organization of the First National Bank. He also erected the Sutton Opera House block. Robert married Miss Anna B. Wragg in 1860. They had a son, John R. Sutton. Robert died in 1876, with Anna surviving seven years more, passing in 1883.
Robert B. Sutton, now deceased, is recalled by the residents of Hillsdale as one of its most active business men and highly respected citizens. He was born near Trenton, NJ, Mar. 29, 1792. When he was eight his parents moved to the town of Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, where he grew to manhood. He was a man of remarkable physique with an intellect and a will power commensurate with his noble stature. Early in life he was engaged as a boatman on the Mohawk River and later became interested in the lumber business, going into Canada and becoming the head of the extensive operations carried on thereafter between the Dominion and the States. He owed a valuable farm and timber land in New York as well as large tracts of land in Illinois and Iowa which had fallen to him as the security of large sums of money which he had loaned and could recover in no other way. During his early manhood Mr. Sutton was married in New York State, where he became the father of several children and where his first wife died. His family had reached mature years before he removed to Mich. and were all married in their native State where their survivors are still living. Mr. Sutton became a resident of Hillsdale in about 1859, and became identified with the lumber interests with which he continued for a number of years. He was particularly fortunate in the investment of his capital, and was chiefly instrumental in the organization of the First National Bank, of which he remained a Director until his death in 1876. Enterprising, energetic and ambitious, he was warmly interested in the development and progress of his adopted county and here invested a generous share of his capital. He put up what is known as the Sutton Opera House Block, which comprises a substantial building, three stories in height, which gives ample accommodation to four stores and the large auditorium from which it derives its name. Mr. Sutton was married a second time, in 1860, in Hillsdale, to Miss Anna B. Wragg who became the mother of one son, John R. Sutton, who is now an active young business man this city, and is in possession of a handsome property which requires the greater part of his time and attention. Mrs. Anna (Wragg) Sutton died at her home in Hillsdale in 1883.
Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical and Largely Biographical (1903) page 408.
Robert B. Sutton was born near Trenton, NJ 29 Mar 1762. His father, Thomas, "belonged to an old Colonial family"; several of Thomas' brothers were soldiers in the Revolution and one was a staff member for General Washington. Thomas and family moved to Lyons, Wayne County, New York, when Robert was eight. Robert joined the Federal Army at the beginning of the War of 1812 and was wounded during the battle of Lundy's Lane. Robert became a lumberman, investing in lumber in the Michigan Territory and also receiving land in Illinois & Iowa in payment for a loan. "In his young manhood" Robert married while still in New York (no spouse named) and "reared a large family of children, who also married in that state, when also his wife died.
Robert came to Michigan in 1859, taking up residence in Hillsdale. He remained in the lumber business, and also assisted in the organization of the First National Bank. He also erected the Sutton Opera House block. Robert married Miss Anna B. Wragg in 1860. They had a son, John R. Sutton. Robert died in 1876, with Anna surviving seven years more, passing in 1883.
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