Horace Fessenden settled with his family in Porter Township and engaged in farming.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Fulton ; born in Chautauqua Co., N, Y., in 1840 ; his father, Horace Fessenden, settled with his family in Porter Township, Koek Co., Wis., in 1844, and engaged in fa.iming, which he followed until his death on July 12, 1860. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 866 / book p. 870

  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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