Once Upon a House

September 17, 1859

A daughter, Lillie, was born.

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  • “Fairfield ; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1835; came to Wisconsin in 1838, locating at Bradford, where the early part of his life was spent with his father; in 1859 he purchased eighty acres on Sec. 1, where he lived for about ten years ; he then sold out, and purchased 167 acres in the same section — his present homestead. Married, in 1858, Miss BUenor Legrand, a native of Pennsylvania ; they had four children — Lillie, born Sept. 17, 1859 ; Nettie, born March 21, 1861 ;”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/35-bios-bradford.md, PDF p. 885

    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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