A marriage took place (to Miss Elizabeth R. Colby).

The evidence

• “Studied dentistry under Dr. Norman, of Rockford; afterward went to Canada (London), and took a contract for building engines ; returned to Rockford in 1864, and came to Beloit in 1865. ' Married, 1852, Miss Elizabeth R. Colby, a native of New Hampshire; have had two children, both dead.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 750 / book p. 754

  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