Once Upon a House

1840

An Irish-born settler (later of Magnolia) came to America, first working in Rahway, N.J.

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  • “P. 0. Magnolia; born in 1824, in County Louth, Ireland; came to America in 1840, and first worked in Kahway, N. J.; in 1844, he went to Flushing, N.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/33-bios-magnolia.md, PDF p. 874

    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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