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Sutton Family Quilt One wonders about the women who made these two quilts. Sisters, sister in laws and friends who gathered to lovingly share pieces of fabric and strengthen their own lives. These are the Sutton children, the children of Mary Dillon Sutton and Michael J. Sutton. Several were born in Brown County and a number of them including Cora Sutton were born in Oconto, East Ward, Wisconsin. William Sutton born 1867, Michael
Joseph (Harry) Sutton born 1869. The
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Michael J. Sutton, as a young man.
Michael Sutton served in the Civil War and is listed in the Oconto Co.
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Mary DILLON Sutton, as a young woman. Michael and Mary lived in Oconto for a period of time. A number of their children were born there, and Michael may have lived there before his marriage. They were my great grandparents on the maternal side. |
Sutton Photo Album Made of red velvet with satin worked figures on the top. It has places for four pictures to a page or simply one picture. The size of the larger album is 11" x 8 1/2" x 2 1/2". |
Dillon Family Album The small album which is made of hand tooled leather, a mirror in the center, beads of some kind at each of the four corners and on both sides and a metal clasp. The inside shows the format for putting in either photographs or tin types. The size of the small album is 5 1/2" x 4"x 2". |
 Open Sutton Ablum with
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Mary Dillon Sutton as a more mature woman. |
Michael Sutton with two of his sisters; a Mrs. Howlett and a Mrs. Mahoney. These appeared on the front of a post card. 
The back of the post card. The handwriting, " Grandp Michael Sutton and his two sisters, Mrs. Howlett, Mrs. Mahoney", is in my Mother's handwriting. |
Will Sutton |
Will Sutton |
Will Sutton |
Will Sutton on the left and Harry (Michael Joseph) Sutton on the right. |
Harry Sutton |
Tom Sutton |
Thomas Sutton |
Julia Sutton |
Julia Sutton as a young woman. |
Sutton baby, probably James Edward. |
Cora Sutton |
Cora Sutton at 17 years old. |
Two Sutton boys. |
John Charles Sutton |
Harry Sutton and family. |
Matt Sutton |
left to right; Sadie & Matt Sutton , John Charles Sutton seated. The others are unknown. |
Standing left to right: Cora Sutton Parmentier, Henry Sutton, Unknown woman, Julia Sutton VanDycke, Constant F. VanDycke, Mary Dillon Sutton, Joseph Paul Parmentier, Matt Sutton. The baby in front is probably a Parmentier baby. |
The smallest child in front with the very dark hair is Florence VanDycke, granddaughter of Mary Dillon Sutton on the right. |
Golden Wedding Anniversary. Front row left to right: Cora Agnes SUTTON Parmentier, Julia SUTTON Van Dycke Seated in the center: Michael Sutton and Mary DILLON SUTTON Standing left to right: Michael (Harry) Sutton, Matt Sutton, Tom Sutton, Henry Sutton, John Charles Sutton
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Michael Sutton, shortly before his death with grandson Norris "Sonny" VanDycke |
Mary Dillon Sutton, who put the
quilt together. The busy hands at rest
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Marked Mrs. Cain and
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Mr. Don Levy 
Mrs. Don Levy |
Newspaper Article
1915.
Venerable and esteemed couple, who today are observing
the fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding; many guests present.
Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Sutton, who have been residents of
Green Bay or cities
near here for many years, are today celebrating their
golden wedding.
They were united in wedlock 50 years ago at the St.
Francis Church (sic
1) in DePere. The Rev. Father Fairport
(sic 2 ) performed the
ceremony. This morning the couple received communion
at St. Patrick's
church. Their long union was blessed.
Dinner was served at the residence of one of the sons,
Henry Sutton, at
noon for relatives and members of the families and
the people who came
from other cities to join with Mr. and Mrs. Sutton
on the happy
occasion. Many friends attended a reception
at 3 o'clock this afternoon
at the Sutton home, Mason and Jefferson Streets.
The reception will
continue until 6 o'clock to permit the large number
of friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Sutton to extend them congratulations.
Michael Sutton is a survivor of the Civil War and bears
a wound he
received in the Battle of Williamsburg. He saw
two years of service in
the field under General Carney and was in such important
engagements as
the Battle of Bull Run and Battle of Antietam.
He was in the navy later
and after the war became a cook on lake steamers.
He kept at that work
until advancing age prevented him from working.
Mr. Sutton is about 72
years of age. he was born in Ireland and his
parents died when he was a
baby.
Mrs. Sutton is a native of Ireland also and she came
to Green Bay when a
girl of six years. * After their marriage they
lived here in DePere and
Oconto. Their children living are as follows;
Wiliam Sutton,
Minneapolis; Michael (Harry) Sutton, Detroit;
Thomas Sutton, Oshkosh;
Henry F. Sutton, Mrs. C.F. Van Dycke, Mrs. Joseph
P. Parmentier of this
city; John Sutton of Minneapolis and Mathias
Sutton of Green Bay. One
son, Edward,** died after service in the Phillipines.
sic 1 They were actually married at St. Mary's
Catholic Church,
DePere. St. Francis was not formed until about
1870/1872.
sic 2 They were married by Rev. W. A. Verboort.
* My records show that Mary Dillon Sutton was
closer to two years of
age when she immigrated from Ireland with her parents
and two older
siblings.
** James Edward Sutton
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