Jacob Estey
Encyclopedia
Jacob Estey was the founder of Estey Organ
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and ran away from an orphanage to Worcester, Massachusetts
, where he learned the plumbing
trade. He arrived in Brattleboro, Vermont
in 1835 at age 21 to work in a plumbing shop which he soon bought and thereby began his long career as a successful businessman. He died in 1890.
Estey Organ
The Estey Organ Company was founded by Jacob Estey when he bought out a Brattleboro, Vermont manufacturing business in 1852. The company went on to become the largest manufacturer of organs in the United States. The original company had been founded in 1846...
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Biography
He was born in 1814 in Hinsdale, New HampshireHinsdale, New Hampshire
Hinsdale is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2010 census. Hinsdale is home to part of Pisgah State Park in the northeast, and part of Wantastiquet Mountain State Forest in the northwest....
and ran away from an orphanage to Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, where he learned the plumbing
Plumbing
Plumbing is the system of pipes and drains installed in a building for the distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping...
trade. He arrived in Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...
in 1835 at age 21 to work in a plumbing shop which he soon bought and thereby began his long career as a successful businessman. He died in 1890.
External links
- http://www.esteyorgan.com