Fassett, Theodore S. (1840-1908).jpg
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Fassett, Theodore S. (1840-1908).jpg
Description
Been in lumber trade since 1872. Major lumber dealer ("forwarder") with Fassett & Bellinger. Tonawanda Lumber Association director in 1880. Lumber From "The Lumber City (1891)":
FASSETT & BELLINGER - LUMBER FORWARDERS.
OFFICE, HAMP BLOCK, COR. MAIN AND YOUNG STREETS.
The above house is doubtless the most extensive forwarding concern
east of Michigan, their handlings for 1890 reaching the enormous
figures of 98,500,000 feet of lumber. The trade was commenced by
Goodrich & Bellinger in 1878, Jas. A. Fassett, a native of Albany, who
had been in the lumber trade of Tonawanna since 1873, taking Mr.
Goodrich's place in 1882. A. A. Bellinger was reared in Tonawanda
and served as president of the village for several terms. The firm occupy
some 3,000 feet of dockage and over 200 men are required in receiving
cargoes of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., at this port, which are at
once transferred to canal boats or cars for shipment to eastern points.
Messrs. Fassett & Bellinger are experienced lumberman, backed by ample
capital, and have gained a marked prominence as receivers and forwarders
at this port, thereby assisting in Tonawanda's record as a lumber
City.
Buys Tonawanda Island in 1883 and covers it in lumber (in collection, I have the date as 1881).
Buried in Forest Lawn after a heart attack in his home at 420 Linwood in North Tonawanda.
PHOTO: Biographical and Portrait Encyclopedia of Niagara County, 1892.
FASSETT & BELLINGER - LUMBER FORWARDERS.
OFFICE, HAMP BLOCK, COR. MAIN AND YOUNG STREETS.
The above house is doubtless the most extensive forwarding concern
east of Michigan, their handlings for 1890 reaching the enormous
figures of 98,500,000 feet of lumber. The trade was commenced by
Goodrich & Bellinger in 1878, Jas. A. Fassett, a native of Albany, who
had been in the lumber trade of Tonawanna since 1873, taking Mr.
Goodrich's place in 1882. A. A. Bellinger was reared in Tonawanda
and served as president of the village for several terms. The firm occupy
some 3,000 feet of dockage and over 200 men are required in receiving
cargoes of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., at this port, which are at
once transferred to canal boats or cars for shipment to eastern points.
Messrs. Fassett & Bellinger are experienced lumberman, backed by ample
capital, and have gained a marked prominence as receivers and forwarders
at this port, thereby assisting in Tonawanda's record as a lumber
City.
Buys Tonawanda Island in 1883 and covers it in lumber (in collection, I have the date as 1881).
Buried in Forest Lawn after a heart attack in his home at 420 Linwood in North Tonawanda.
PHOTO: Biographical and Portrait Encyclopedia of Niagara County, 1892.
Date
1840
Source
- The History of Buffalo, New York
- Description of Village of Tonawanda, book excerpt (Commerce, Manufactures and Resources of Buffalo and Environs, 1880)
Contributor
Larry J. Smith
Collection
Citation
“Fassett, Theodore S. (1840-1908).jpg,” North Tonawanda History, accessed July 4, 2025, https://nthistory.com/items/show/2197.