G. A. Houston came to Beloit from New Hampshire; his father John P. Houston had come in 1837 but did not bring his family until 1838.

The evidence

• “A. HOUSTON, Superintendent Merrill & Houston Iron Works ; came to Beloitfrom_New Hampshire, his native State, in October, 1838 ; his father, John P. Houston, came to Beloit in 1837, but did not bring his family here until 1838 ; he was a wagon-maker and millwright; the first wagon, buggy and plow manufactured here were made by him, and he was engaged as millwright in the construction of the first flouring-millin this section ; he still survives to see extensive manufactories in place of the primitive shops and mills which in an early day supplied the wants of the people. G.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 749

  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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