Twins Leopold and Franz Joseph Gutsch (in picture) were born in Bruchsal, Prussia. They emigrated to America in 1845 and settled in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. They established a brewery in the town of Sheboygan in 1847 which eventually became the Kingsbury Brewing Co. Franz Joseph died on April 27, 1897. Leopold Gutsch died on the 26th of June, 1902. Kingsbury Breweries closed in 1972.
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