Williams, later of Janesville, was born at Royalton, Niagara Co., N. Y.

The evidence

• “WILLIAMS was born at Royalton, Niagara Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1829. He is of New England parentage, his father being born at Hartford, Conn., and his mother at Shoreham, Vt.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 724 / book p. 728

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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