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Fall 1836

Mr. Miner went to Chicago and was among its first settlers.

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  • “Mr. Miner went to Chicago in the fall of 1836, and was among the first settlers. Was there when Stone was executed, the first man hanged in Chicago.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 802 / book p. 806

    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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