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   Kresge and his family were members of Detroit's North Methodist Episcopal Church. He held membership in numerous organizations including four Masonic lodges and the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine , YMCA , the Detroit Athletic , Boat , and Golf Clubs, Rotary , and various commercial and automobiling societies.

   • Alma mater: Eastman Business College
   • Died: October 18, 1966 (aged 99), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

   • Born: Sebastian Spering Kresge, July 31, 1867, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
   • Known for: Kmart

2. en.geneastar.org › sebastiansperingkres › s-s-kresgeFamily tree of S. S. KRESGE - Geneastar

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   Family tree of S. S. KRESGE. Industrialist, Businessman. Born Sebastian Spering KRESGE. Founder of the S. S. Kresge Company, now Kmart

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   Who are the Kresge family?

   • Below you will find a series of links to help you explore the history of the Kresge family, beginning with our common immigrant ancestor, Conrad Kresge, who was likely born born circa 1730-1735 in either the Palatine region of Germany, or in Switzerland.

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   How many children did Sebastian Kresge have?

   • Kresge was married three times: to Anna E. Harvey, with whom he had five children; with Doris (Mercer) Harden; and with Clara Katherine (Zitz) Swaine. Sebastian Kresge was known for his generosity. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the S.S. Kresge Company, he started the Kresge Foundation in 1924 to “promote the well-being of mankind.”

   Kresge, Sebastian S. | Detroit Historical Society

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   Who opened the first S S Kresge store in Detroit?

   • Kresge sold his share in the Memphis store to open the first S.S. Kresge store, on Woodward Avenue in Detroit in 1899. His brother-in-law, Charles Wilson, became his partner and the two of them ran stores in seven different cities for seven years. In this period the downtown Detroit store was called Kresge & Wilson.

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   What did Sebastian Spering Kresge do?

   • Kresge, founded in 1899, was a Detroit-born dime store where shoppers could find daily needs such as housewares, linens, clothing, school supplies, and toys.Sebastian Spering Kresge began his dime store career as a partner of J.G. McCrory, owner of a dime

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4. detroithistorical.org › ss-kresge-companyS.S. Kresge Company | Detroit Historical Society

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   Kresge, founded in 1899, was a Detroit-born dime store where shoppers could find daily needs such as housewares, linens, clothing, school supplies, and toys.Sebastian Spering Kresge began his dime store career as a partner of J.G. McCrory, owner of a dime.

5. www.thomasgenweb.com › kresge_mainThe Kresge Family Website

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   Above: the Kresge Family Memorial erected and dedicated August 19th, 1915, Gilbert Cemetery, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania. Welcome to the Kresge Family Website, a project dedicated to honoring and preserving the heritage of the Kresge family of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and beyond.

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7. detroithistorical.org › kresge-sebastian-sKresge, Sebastian S. | Detroit Historical Society

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   Kresge was married three times: to Anna E. Harvey, with whom he had five children; with Doris (Mercer) Harden; and with Clara Katherine (Zitz) Swaine. Sebastian Kresge was known for his generosity. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the S.S. Kresge Company, he started the Kresge Foundation in 1924 to “promote the well-being of mankind.”

8. kresge.org › our-founder-s-s-kresgeOur Founder: Sebastian S. Kresge - Kresge Foundation

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   Stanley Kresge, oldest son of Sebastian and Anna Kresge; Sebastian Kresge; Walter Kresge, Jr., Stanley's grandson; and Walter Kresge, Stanley and Dorothy Kresge's oldest son. Sebastian and Anna also had four other children: Ruth, Howard, Catherine & Anna.

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     S. S. Kresge Training Filmstrips (1960)

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     Kresge's (S. S. Kresge Co. and Kmart's Origin) - Looking Back Over the Landscape of Americana

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10. www.britannica.com › money › S-S-KresgeS.S. Kresge | Retail Entrepreneur, Discount Store Founder ...

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    Mar 19, 2024 · S.S. Kresge was an American merchant who established a chain of nearly 1,000 variety and discount stores throughout the United States. Kresge worked as a traveling salesman before going into business with one of his customers, John G. McCrory, the owner of several department and five-and-ten-cent