w/1 Betsey (Chapman) Dobson
w/1 Sophia (Strong) Dobson
Born at Preston, Lancashire, England
Peter Dobson was a cotton manufacturer who emigrated to America in 1809. He built a cotton spinning mill in 1811 on the Tankeroosen River in Vernon Connecticut. He introduced a new fabric called satinet, a combination of cotton and wool cloth. His mill was located next to the present Dobson Road bridge in Vernon. The area was first called Centerville but was later named Dobsonville.
w/1 Betsey (Chapman) Dobson
w/1 Sophia (Strong) Dobson
Born at Preston, Lancashire, England
Peter Dobson was a cotton manufacturer who emigrated to America in 1809. He built a cotton spinning mill in 1811 on the Tankeroosen River in Vernon Connecticut. He introduced a new fabric called satinet, a combination of cotton and wool cloth. His mill was located next to the present Dobson Road bridge in Vernon. The area was first called Centerville but was later named Dobsonville.
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