Mr. Millett bought 240 acres of Government land in Section 9.

The evidence

• “Her husband was bora at Salem, Mass., May 20, ISIO. They came to Wisconsin in 1845, and located in Beloit; had nine children, four now living; in 1848, Mr. Millett bought 240 acres Oovernment land, in Section 9, and seventy acres moie in same section afterward, making 310 acres in all, 40 acres of which he afterward sold to A.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 755 / book p. 759

  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.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources