Horatio Hathaway founded Hathaway Manufacturing Company, a predecessor of Berkshire Hathaway.
Horatio was born in 1831. He was the son of Nathaniel Hathaway and his wife Anna Shoemaker. He passed away in 1898.
Sources
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6M-F4Z : 10 February 2018), Horatio Hathaway, 1831; citing NEW BEDFORD,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873758 IT 2.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ZL-CWY : 24 May 2018), Horatio Hathaway and Ellen H. Rodman, 14 Jun 1859; citing New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,017.
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