Michael Fesenmeier

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Michael Fesenmeier (* 1825 in Württemberg ; † March 7, 1893 ) was a German brewer and founder of the Cumberland Brewing Company in Cumberland .

biography

Michael Fesenmeier was born in the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1825. As a teenager he learned the craft of brewing. At the age of 24 he emigrated to the USA and settled in Huntington in the state of West Virginia . Here he ran a farm with a small brewery with his wife. As the demand for Fesenmeiers beer grew, he decided in 1877, a new brewery in Lindner Ville near the town of Cumberland in the state of Maryland to open.

A few years later, Fesenmeier's sons Michael, John and Andrew took over the management of the brewery. Fesenmeier himself concentrated on his farm again with his fourth son George.

The sons successfully ran the brewery in Lindnersville and officially registered it as the Cumberland Brewing Company on January 1, 1890. A year later, around 22,000 barrels of beer were produced here.

Michael Fesenmeier died in 1893. He is buried in the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Cumberland. The Cumberland Brewing Company stayed in business until 1969. The Fesenmeier Brewing Company , which was also founded by Fesemeier's sons, was active until 1968.

family

Michael Fesenmeier had four children with his wife Adelheit Fesenmeier (née Fletchinger; * unknown; † June 4, 1911):

  • George (March 4, 1855 - May 1, 1939)
  • Michael L. (1861 - July 28, 1934)
  • John J. (* 1863; † 1920)
  • Andrew (1866--1925)

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personal data
SURNAME Fesenmeier, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German brewer and founder of the Cumberland Brewing Company in Cumberland
DATE OF BIRTH 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Württemberg
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1893