- Collection
- Brinton Family Collection
- Title
- Brinton Family Collection
- Object ID
- MG0038
- Date Range
- 1808-1946
Brintons were a prosperous family, owned farms and mills, and participated in other
business ventures. They were of English heritage and members of the Quakers, or
Society of Friends. In order to escape religious persecution in England, William Brinton
purchased 200 acres in Birmingham Twp., Pennsylvania