February 18, 1823 — A resident of Milton Junction was born in Scott, Cortland Co., N. Y.

The evidence

• “Milton Junction ; born in Scott, Cortland Co., N. Y., Feb. 18, 1823; came to Rock Co., Wis., May 1, 1844; he learned his trade of carpenter with Joseph Frink, of New York, and helped to build a great many of the prominent buildings in the neighborhood. Married, March 31, 1844, Salome, daughter of Ephraim S. and Annie Orandall Babcock, who died, leaving four children — Alexander, born March 10, 1845;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 829 / book p. 833

  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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