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Hoeffner’s Brewery

Hoeffner and Frohne started a distillery in 1849, and that was at the site of the former Hoeffner's brewery which later passed over to Joseph Bursinger [north side of Cady, east of bridge]. Beef cattle and hogs were fattened with "swill' and Frohne shot the hogs dead for his own use, and for shipment, because he was an old hunter, and was heartily supported in his shipping efforts by Jacob Hoeffner. In fall Frohne parted from Jacob Hoeffner and built a distillery with Fritz Herrmann where his summer-garden is presently located [south of Fourth street bridge] and began in the spring of 1849 to distill.

Hoeffner, Jacob	Early resident, Hoeffner's brewery co-founder
Hoeffner, Jacob, 1LT	1859, Governor's Artillery member
Hoeffner's Brewery	Forty-Eighters: Builders of Watertown, pg 19
Hoeffner's Brewery	Founding of, sold to Jos. Bursinger

Cross reference:

Donald Kehr and Catherine Hoeffner Kehr. Donald came to Watertown in the early 1850's and was a cooper. The Hoeffners came to Watertown in 1846 and Catherine's father Jacob was a brewer.